Supreme Court of India · 2017-07-17
M.ELANGOVAN vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. REP. BY ITS CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL
- Citation / case number
- SC 2012/19857
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M.ELANGOVAN
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. REP. BY ITS CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that promotions for 25% of vacancies for Postman must be filled based solely on seniority without any cut-off date, as per the amended rule effective from 30.01.1995. The Court clarified that if the appellant is senior enough, his case must be considered for promotion within two months of the judgment. The Court dismissed the argument regarding the cut-off date for seniority-based promotions, emphasizing that such a restriction is not applicable.