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M. S. RAMESH
R. Murugesan – Appellant
Versus
Home (Police-III) Department, Secretariat, Chennai – Respondent
ORDER :
To the claim made by the petitioner herein for retrospective promotion for the post of Naik and Head Constable on par with his junior and also for inclusion of his name in the C-List of Head Constable (AR) fit for promotion to the posts of Sub Inspector of Police, this Court by an order dated 14.09.2010 in W.P.No.22221 of 2009 had passed the following order:-
Irregularities in conducting promotional tests and unfair service assessment can lead to the quashing of promotion orders and a direction for notional promotion.
Promotion assessments must adhere to established procedures, and claims filed after significant delays may be barred by laches.
The court upheld the validity of a change in promotion criteria and ruled that the petitioners' claims for retrospective promotion were barred by res judicata due to a prior judgment.
Seniority for promotions must be determined by the date of first appointment in the relevant category, not by enlistment in a lower rank.
Minor disciplinary punishments do not bar promotion list inclusion if juniors are advanced.
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