https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172991 A pragmatic approach to condonation of delay was applied, with "sufficient cause" construed to advance substantial justice, and the delay was accepted. On service law, an officiating or stop-gap promotion made subject to regular selection and without seniority rights could not support a claim to seniority or consequential promotion over regularly promoted employees. The principle of negative equality also barred reliance on an illegal or irregular benefit granted to another employee to demand the same treatment. Relief was moulded to avoid unsettling accrued service positions, with existing promotions protected only to the limited extent directed. en-us Thu, 27 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172991 A pragmatic approach to condonation of delay was applied, with "sufficient cause" construed to advance substantial justice, and the delay was accepted. On service law, an officiating or stop-gap promotion made subject to regular selection and without seniority rights could not support a claim to seniority or consequential promotion over regularly promoted employees. The principle of negative equality also barred reliance on an illegal or irregular benefit granted to another employee to demand the same treatment. Relief was moulded to avoid unsettling accrued service positions, with existing promotions protected only to the limited extent directed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172991