Union Of India & Ors vs V.K.Krishnan & Ors

The Supreme Court interpreted the Indian Railway Establishment Manual, 1989, specifically paras 180, 189, and 320, concerning the promotion of railway employees from group D to group C. The Court held that seniority must be considered for promotions, emphasizing that an employee with longer service in a lower grade should be promoted over others with lesser service. The appeal by the Union of India was dismissed, affirming the Central Administrative Tribunal's order to promote the respondent based on seniority.