https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175891 Promissory estoppel requires a clear promise, reliance, and detriment, but it cannot compel a public authority to act contrary to law, beyond its power, or against the governing recruitment scheme. A claimed assurance to promote Demonstrators to Lecturers was not enforceable because no statutory rule or executive instruction provided for such promotion, direct recruitment remained the prescribed mode of appointment, and the pleadings did not establish a definite promise or proved change of position in reliance on it. The alleged representation therefore failed to attract promissory estoppel. en-us Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 13:18:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175891 Promissory estoppel requires a clear promise, reliance, and detriment, but it cannot compel a public authority to act contrary to law, beyond its power, or against the governing recruitment scheme. A claimed assurance to promote Demonstrators to Lecturers was not enforceable because no statutory rule or executive instruction provided for such promotion, direct recruitment remained the prescribed mode of appointment, and the pleadings did not establish a definite promise or proved change of position in reliance on it. The alleged representation therefore failed to attract promissory estoppel. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175891