SH. J.P.S. SAROHA & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the Central Administrative Tribunal's order, affirming that the non-transfer of the appellants from the Director General of Inspection to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) did not constitute a manifest error. The Court held that the appellants, having been transferred as part of a departmental trifurcation, could not claim promotion benefits based on their previous positions in DRDO, as they remained under the administrative control of the Director General of Inspection. The Court clarified that any claims for accelerated promotions would require a separate cause of action under the law.