SECY.-CUM-CHIEF ENGR., CHANDIGARH vs HARI OM SHARMA .

The Supreme Court upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision to promote the respondent as Junior Engineer-I based on the quota fixed for non-diploma holders with 10 years of service, as per the modified recruitment rules. The Court noted that the previous judgment in Punjab State Electricity Board vs. Ravinder Kumar Sharma was overruled, allowing for promotions based on educational qualifications. The Court affirmed the Tribunal's order for the respondent to receive salary for the post retroactively from 1990, emphasizing that officiating in a position does not negate the right to salary.