Ashok Shankar Guha vs Air India Ltd

The Supreme Court held that the withdrawal of the appellant's promotion to Senior Check Flight Purser was unjustified, as the promotion policy relied on years of service without adequate consideration of the appellant's eligibility post-punishment. The Court emphasized that once the period of punishment was over, the appellant was entitled to promotion effective from 1.1.2000. The Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's Writ Petition and reinstated the promotion, ruling that the management's action was arbitrary and violated principles of natural justice.