THE BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY vs DR. INDRA PRATAP SINGH

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the respondent's service in Nagpur University could be counted towards the eight years of continuous service required for promotion under the University Grants Commission's Merit Promotion Scheme, as per para 2(a). The Court clarified that the gap in service was of a nature contemplated by the scheme, allowing for service in multiple universities to be aggregated. Consequently, the University was directed to consider the respondent for promotion as Reader, affirming the High Court's ruling.