Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 270 · Decided 9 May 2001
Niranjan Prasad Sinha and ANR. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 270 · [2001] 3 S.C.R. 636
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10912/1996
- Decided
- 9 May 2001
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law : Railway Board Circular dated 25.6.1985-Clause 5.1-Promotion- C Employees due for promotion, eligible for promotion without any written or viva-voce test-Appella111s promoted to Fireman Grade A 011 scrutiny of service record5 without any written test-Written test held list placed such promotees higher than appellants- D Tribunal upheld seniority list-On appeal Held, Board took positive decision lo pl'omote employees due for promotion on scrutiny of records without any test-Promotion of appellants was legal and proper as it was in accordance with the
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