Union Of India & Ors vs G.R.Rama Krishna & Anr

The Supreme Court addressed the eligibility of the respondent for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer (Mechanical) under the recruitment rules requiring 8 years of regular service as Assistant Engineer. The Court upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision, affirming that the respondent's ad-hoc service could not be counted towards the qualifying period for promotion, as he had accepted his regularization and did not challenge it at the time. Consequently, the Court ruled that the U.P.S.C. was justified in proceeding with direct recruitment for the Executive Engineer position.