https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187226 Deputation to a borrowing department does not confer a vested right to absorption, continuation in the higher post, or promotion in the parent cadre. Ad hoc or officiating promotion earned during deputation cannot displace the governing service rules, and seniority alone cannot override prescribed qualification or examination requirements. The officer remains attached to the parent cadre and reverts on expiry of deputation. Separately, where qualifying service was completed, the Court permitted eligible officers to exercise voluntary retirement from the deputation post within the time fixed, counting qualifying service up to the date of judgment. en-us Fri, 03 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:01:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187226 Deputation to a borrowing department does not confer a vested right to absorption, continuation in the higher post, or promotion in the parent cadre. Ad hoc or officiating promotion earned during deputation cannot displace the governing service rules, and seniority alone cannot override prescribed qualification or examination requirements. The officer remains attached to the parent cadre and reverts on expiry of deputation. Separately, where qualifying service was completed, the Court permitted eligible officers to exercise voluntary retirement from the deputation post within the time fixed, counting qualifying service up to the date of judgment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187226