Union Of India & Anr vs Tarsen Lal & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court affirming the Central Administrative Tribunal's ruling that the respondent was entitled to pay and allowances from the date of actual promotion, August 2001, rather than from the proforma promotion date of September 9, 1997. The Court referenced Paragraph 228 of the Indian Railway Establishment Manual, which stipulates that enhanced pay is to be allowed from the date of actual promotion without arrears for the past period. The Court concluded that the Tribunal's reliance on the precedent set in Harbans Singh v. State of Punjab was appropriate and legally sound.