Seniority cum Merit Principle for promotion in service upheld by Supreme Court
Seniority cum Merit Principle for promotion in service upheld by Supreme Court
Avantar News:
Supreme Court in the latest judgement of Tek Chand case on 29-July-2021 reiterated the senior though the less meritorious shall have priority for promotion in the service.
The Court arrived at the conclusion that the criterion of seniority cum merit in the matter of promotion postulates that given the minimum necessary merit requisite for efficiency of administration, the senior even though less meritorious shall have priority and a comparative assessment of merit is not required to be made.
The Court was not in agreement with the view of the High Court that a candidate possess an appreciable initiative and also obtain good reports then only he was eligible to be considered for promotion.
Click here to read the judgement – Tek Chand Judgement_29-Jul-2021.