BALKRISHNA PANDEY vs STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the Patna High Court's dismissal of the appellant's writ petition challenging his reversion from the post of Senior Statistical Assistant (S.S.A.) in the Directorate of Special Employment and Planning. The Court found that the appellant was appointed to a temporary post and retained his lien in the parent department, thus he could not claim a right to promotion in the Directorate. The Court emphasized that the fifth respondent's promotion was valid as he was a permanent incumbent, and the appellant's claims lacked sufficient documentary evidence to support his case.