UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs N.R. BANERJEE & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of promotion to the post of Senior General Manager under the Indian Ordinance Factories Services Rules, specifically regarding the timing of vacancies. The Court held that the Departmental Promotion Committee (D.P.C.) must consider the Annual Confidential Reports (A.C.Rs.) of eligible candidates as of April 1, 1994, and not earlier, as the preparation of the panel must reflect the vacancies anticipated at that time. The Tribunal's direction to consider A.C.Rs. up to March 1993 was deemed incorrect, leading to the dismissal of the appeals against the Tribunal's orders.