https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173202 The Supreme Court decision discussed the limits of res judicata and Article 141, holding that an earlier ruling confined to eligibility did not bar reconsideration of the promotion method under the recruitment rules. Rule 11 was treated as setting eligibility criteria for consideration against the promotional quota, not as creating separate promotion streams for degree-holders and diploma-holders. For a selection post, the Court stated that, absent any rule giving priority to seniority or seniority-cum-merit, promotion must rest on comparative merit among all eligible candidates. The Court also protected promotions already made pending a fresh merit-based exercise. en-us Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173202 The Supreme Court decision discussed the limits of res judicata and Article 141, holding that an earlier ruling confined to eligibility did not bar reconsideration of the promotion method under the recruitment rules. Rule 11 was treated as setting eligibility criteria for consideration against the promotional quota, not as creating separate promotion streams for degree-holders and diploma-holders. For a selection post, the Court stated that, absent any rule giving priority to seniority or seniority-cum-merit, promotion must rest on comparative merit among all eligible candidates. The Court also protected promotions already made pending a fresh merit-based exercise. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173202