Union Of India And Anr vs R.S. Sharma

The Supreme Court upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's order directing the opening of the sealed cover concerning the promotion of a Divisional Engineer in the Telecom Department, emphasizing that the Sealed Cover Procedure under the Government of India Office Memorandum was improperly applied. The Court noted that the respondent's case should have been considered for promotion as the investigation against him had concluded, and the relevant clause restricting promotion was deleted. The Court held that adherence to the Sealed Cover Procedure was erroneous and ordered the implementation of the DPC's recommendations for promotion.