DELHI HIGH COURT
SURESH KUMAR KAIT, SAURABH BANERJEE
Ram Kishor Meena – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. validity of promotions based on vacancy calculation. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioners' right to promotion and necessity of due process. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. natural justice in revoking promotions unlawful without hearing. (Para 10 , 14 , 15 , 22 , 30) |
| 4. rule against promoting beyond advertised vacancies. (Para 23 , 34) |
| 5. reinstatement of petitioners based on equitable considerations. (Para 36 , 38) |
JUDGMENT
Suresh Kumar Kait, J. Aggrieved against the order dated 17.07.2020 passed by the respondents, whereby merit list of promotion of 61 candidates to the post of Sub Inspector (Ministerial) in Sashtra Seema Bal (SSB) vide order dated 02.03.2017, has been invalidated, the present petition has been preferred by the petitioners seeking quashing thereof. Petitioners are praying for directions to respondents for permitting permit them continue on the post of Sub Inspector against the vacancies pertaining to the years 2016-17 with all consequential benefits.
2. The facts emerging from the petition are that on 08.11.2016, the respondents had issued an advertisement to fill 08 vacant posts of Sub Inspector (Ministerial) for the year 2016-17 through Limited Depart
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