VIJAY KUMAR SHROTRIYA vs STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court ruled that the appellant is entitled to have his earlier service in the Irrigation Department considered for promotion and seniority in the Public Works Department (PWD). The Court found that the High Court's decision in Gokaran Singh v. State of U.P. was not applicable to the appellant as he was not a party to that case. The Court upheld the U.P. Public Service Tribunal's order directing the consideration of the appellant's service records for his promotion to Superintending Engineer, emphasizing that raising objections after a long period of service is unjustifiable.