Employees of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), a statutory body under Article 12 of the Constitution, have no fundamental right to promotion but possess a right to be considered for promotion, as promotion constitutes a normal incidence of service.[1000430050008] Provision for promotion enhances efficiency in public service, while stagnation diminishes it and renders service ineffective.[1000430050009][1000430050010] The FCI, as "State", bears constitutional obligations under Articles 14 and 16 to create promotional avenues, particularly where employees face prolonged stagnation (e.g., respondents stagnated for around 30 years with no avenues).[1000430050002][1000430050013][1000430050011] Superior courts possess jurisdiction to direct formulation of a promotional scheme or assured career progression if no channels exist, leading to stagnation, without interfering with existing promotion structures for other cadres.[1000430050011][1000430050012] Selection grade or accelerated career progression schemes for certain employees (e.g., unionised staff) do not substitute for a full promotional scheme and were distinguished in this context.[1000430050022][1000430050015] The court upheld directions for a scheme benefiting stagnated engineers, rejecting FCI's claims of existing avenues as unsubstantiated and inconsistent with its prior admissions.[1000430050014][1000430050015][1000430050017][1000430050023]