Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 265 · Decided 27 April 2000
State of Bihar and ORS. ETC. v. Kameshwar Prasad Singh and ANR. ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 265 · [2000] 3 S.C.R. 764
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3005/2000
- Decided
- 27 April 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14; Limitation Act
Headnote
Service Law : Seniority-Period of officiation-Reckoning of-Sub-Inspector of Po­ lice-Promoted to the post of Inspector of Police on officiating basis-Order clearly stipulated that employee cannot claim seniority till duly selected­ Claim for seniority and promotion-Allowed by High on ad hoc basis and not as per rules cannot be considered for seniority-Thus, High Court erred in granting seniority and promotion-However, in the interest of justice promotions made not disturbed­ Bihar Police Manual Rules-Rules 660(C) and 649. Constitution of India, 1950: Article
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