P. CHITHARANJA MENON & ORS. vs A. BALAKRISHNAN & ORS

The Supreme Court held that the writ petitions filed by the respondents for promotion were not maintainable as they were filed ten years after the promotions were made in 1962. The Court emphasized that the appellants were promoted before the respondents were integrated into government service on January 1, 1962, and the respondents failed to challenge the relevant orders in a timely manner. Consequently, the Court ruled that the respondents were not entitled to the reliefs sought in their petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution.