Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 656 · Decided 6 September 2011
Bharat Sanchar Nigam LTD. v. R. Santhakumari Velusamy & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 656 · [2011] 14 S.C.R. 502
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5286/2005
- Decided
- 6 September 2011
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Service Law - Upgradation - Applicability of reservation provisions - Biennial Cadre Review (BCR) Scheme - Nature C of - Held: As upgradation involves neither appointment nor promotion, it will not attract reservation - Upgradation involves mere conferment of financial benefits scale of pay - If there is mere upgradation of posts, as contrasted from promotion, reservation provisions would not D apply - However, where the upgradation does not involve appointment to a different or higher post, but is as a result of a promotional process involving selection, then the
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