Jagdish Prasad vs State Of Rajasthan & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the Rajasthan High Court's decision affirming the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal's order regarding the promotion process for District Transport Officers. The Court emphasized that promotions must be based on year-wise determination of vacancies, rejecting the State's practice of clubbing vacancies over a decade, which violated relevant rules. The Court directed the State to conduct a fresh exercise for promotions while ensuring that already promoted individuals would not be demoted until the new process was completed, and it clarified that no recovery of salary would be made for those affected by the changes.