State Of Uttaranchal & Anr vs Shiv Charan Singh Bhandari & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Uttarakhand High Court affirming the Public Services Tribunal's ruling that the respondents, who were seniors in the SAS Group III cadre, were entitled to promotion from 15.11.1983, the date when a junior was promoted. The Court noted that the promotion of Madhav Singh Tadagi was ad hoc and did not affect the seniority of the respondents. The Court held that the respondents were entitled to notional benefits of promotion from the specified date, thereby reinforcing the principle of seniority in promotions under service law.