What are the rights of an employee denied parity of treatment with similarly situated colleagues after a promotion withdrawal? What is the legal standing of a "person-specific" judgment in cases of discrimination? How to address the withdrawal of promotion and recovery of pensionary benefits after long service?

Key Points: - The applicant, Murari Lal, was promoted as Examiner on 27.11.1997, along with Smt. Sushma Khanna and Shri Sham Lal (!) (!) . - The applicant served as Examiner for nearly eighteen years until 2015 (!) (!) . - In 2015, the applicant's promotion was withdrawn, pay was re-fixed, and pensionary benefits were reduced, purportedly due to a High Court judgment (!) (!) . - Smt. Sushma Khanna, similarly promoted and affected, successfully challenged the withdrawal in court, leading to the quashing of the withdrawal orders and restoration of benefits (!) (!) . - Shri Sham Lal, also promoted under the same order, was not subjected to withdrawal of promotion or reduction in pay and pension (!) (!) . - The Tribunal found the denial of parity to the applicant to be discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution (!) (!) . - The defense that the judgment in Sushma Khanna's case was "person-specific" was deemed misconceived, as the relief was based on the interpretation of service rules (!) (!) . - The Tribunal held that settled service benefits cannot be unsettled after long years, especially without allegations of misrepresentation or fraud (!) (!) . - Pension is a deferred portion of wages, and its reduction and recovery after retirement, without alleged misrepresentation, is impermissible (!) (!) . - The Original Application was allowed, quashing the withdrawal orders, directing the restoration of promotion, pay, pension, and refund of any recovery (!) (!) .

What are the rights of an employee denied parity of treatment with similarly situated colleagues after a promotion withdrawal?

What is the legal standing of a "person-specific" judgment in cases of discrimination?

How to address the withdrawal of promotion and recovery of pensionary benefits after long service?