ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS. vs GAJENDRA NATH PATHAK & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the Gauhati High Court's direction to the Assam State Electricity Board to consider the promotion of respondents from Subordinate Engineer Grade II to higher posts, emphasizing the need for equal treatment of certificate holders and diploma holders under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, specifically Section 79(c). The Court clarified that the High Court's decision to equate the two categories for promotion was valid, as it did not contravene the statutory regulations. The Board was ordered to implement the promotion process within two months of the judgment.