https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307611 A prior construction of the service rules on preparation and operation of promotion panels was treated as governing similarly placed employees in the same cadre, so the benefit could not be confined to the original applicant. An administrative rejection order was held to stand or fall on the reasons recorded in the order itself, and later justifications in a counter affidavit could not cure the defect. On that basis, denial of the benefit in identical circumstances was treated as arbitrary and inconsistent with equality, and retrospective promotion with consequential seniority benefits was granted. en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:32:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307611 A prior construction of the service rules on preparation and operation of promotion panels was treated as governing similarly placed employees in the same cadre, so the benefit could not be confined to the original applicant. An administrative rejection order was held to stand or fall on the reasons recorded in the order itself, and later justifications in a counter affidavit could not cure the defect. On that basis, denial of the benefit in identical circumstances was treated as arbitrary and inconsistent with equality, and retrospective promotion with consequential seniority benefits was granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307611