Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 474 · Decided 12 September 2003
K. Samantaray v. National Insurance CO. LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 474 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 669
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7280/2003
- Decided
- 12 September 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Service Law : Seniority-Promotion-Policy for Officers-Seniority-cum-merit and merit-cum seniority-Difference between-Officer found unsuitable for promotion-Representation rejected-Writ petition filed on the ground that policy overlooked principle of seniority-cum-merit and laid undue stress on on seniority while in merit-cum-seniority merit is c the determinative fa..:tor-But as one goes higher in the ladder of promotional posts seniority loses importance and merit gets primacy-The promotion D policy laid stress not only on seniority but also on merit as well as other relevant
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