Chandigarh Administration vs Mahipal Singh

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 3412

M. S. RAMACHANDRA RAO, SUKHVINDER KAUR
Chandigarh Administration – Appellant
Versus
Mahipal Singh – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr.Sumeet Jain, Advocate; For the Petitioners
Mr.Puneet Gupta, Advocate, for the respondent No.1.

Table of Content
1. overview of the promotion process and vacancy status. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
2. respondent's argument against the promotion denial. (Para 14 , 15 , 16)
3. tribunal's order and reasoning. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22)
4. petitioners' stance on the reservation policy. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
5. court's analysis on reservation and promotion legality. (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38)
6. final decision to dismiss the oa. (Para 39 , 40 , 41)

JUDGMENT

M.S. Ramachandra Rao, J.

The background facts This Writ Petition is preferred by the Chandigarh Administration and others challenging the order dt.28.11.2020 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (respondent No.2) [hereinafter referred to as 'the Tribunal'] in OA-060/00648/2019.

2. Respondent No.1 herein had approached the Tribunal for quashing of an order dt.11.06.2019 read with Advice dt.13.06.2018 and advertisement dt.14.06.2019 by which claim of respondent No.1 for promotion as Senior Scale Stenographer was declined and the post was sought to be filled by way of direct recruitment by reserving it for Scheduled Caste category by the State Consumer Dispute