https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460678 The SC held that promotion is effective from the date granted, not from when a vacancy occurs or post is created. The respondent employee could not claim retrospective promotion to Joint Secretary from July 1997 instead of March 2003 merely by completing Kal Awadhi requirements. The Board's resolution fixing Kal Awadhi was directory, not statutory, creating no entitlement to backdated promotion. Retrospective seniority cannot be granted from dates when employee was not in cadre, as it may adversely affect others. The Division Bench incorrectly interfered with Single Judge's findings. Appeal allowed, impugned order set aside. en-us Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:57:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460678 The SC held that promotion is effective from the date granted, not from when a vacancy occurs or post is created. The respondent employee could not claim retrospective promotion to Joint Secretary from July 1997 instead of March 2003 merely by completing Kal Awadhi requirements. The Board's resolution fixing Kal Awadhi was directory, not statutory, creating no entitlement to backdated promotion. Retrospective seniority cannot be granted from dates when employee was not in cadre, as it may adversely affect others. The Division Bench incorrectly interfered with Single Judge's findings. Appeal allowed, impugned order set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460678