Supreme Court of India

Regional Institute of Medical Science and Anr. v. S. Bhagyabati Devi

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Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 17 May 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the two years' training at Cambridge University undergone by Tandon while working for his Ph.D. cannot B be treated as a qualification recognised as equivalent to DM. Schedule I to the AIIMS Recruitment Rules speaks of DM qualification or a qualification recognised as equivalent thereto.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Service law: Time Scale Promotion Rules, 1991-Rules 17( ) and 31- Medical officer (SP M)-Appellant working as medical officer (SPiil) promoted to the post of Assistant Professor w.ef 1995-Respondent working as medical officer promoted as Assistant Professor w.ef 1998-Respondent filed writ petition questioning seniority of appellant_ on the plea that appellant having never held any teaching post was not entitled to promotion-High Court directed that respondent shall be treated to be senior to appe/lant-Co"ectness of-Held: Correct-Post of medical officer (SPM) is not equ}valent to ihe teaching…

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