LAW FOR ALL

Service matter - Promotion - Merger bars promotion permanently - Graduate Engineer appointed as junior engineer on 23.09.1986 in the Rural Electricity Cooperative Society, Rewa - Merged in Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as ‘MPSEB’) - his promotion for Asst. Engineer was denied due to non- existence of Society by merging - High court dismissed the writ and D.B. held that there is no permanent promotion - Apex court held that due merge the rules and regulations of Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as ‘MPSEB’) applies - at the time of absorption their category was fixed as junior to junior engineers from the that stage , they are entitled for promotion as per the rules and regulations , otherwise it is unconstitutional Apex court allowed the appeal = Panchraj Tiwari … Appellant (s) Versus M. P. State Electricity Board and others … Respondent (s) = 2014 (March . Part) judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41284