VIRENDER KUMAR, GENERAL MANAGER, NORTHERNRAILWAYS: NEW DELH vs AVINASH CHANDRA CHADHA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the recruitment and promotion process within the Class-III Railway service, specifically for Traffic Apprentices, under Service Law. It held that the merger of recruitment sources into a unified cadre of 'Relieving Transportation Assistants' did not entitle the employees to further promotions in Class-I as a matter of right. The Court also ruled that the principle of 'no work no pay' applies to deemed promotions, deeming the retrospective payment of emoluments for higher posts inequitable and irrational, thereby affirming the High Court's decision on seniority and promotion issues.