Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Ors. v. Gopal Meena & Ors.

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Bench Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath JJ.
Decided 10 August 2022

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Service Law – Promotion – Special drive for filling up backlog vacancies vis-à-vis regular promotion – Distinction between ad hoc promotions and regular promotions – Held: Distinction between a special drive for filling up backlog vacancies and regular promotion to candidates both from the reserved and the unreserved categories, is too obvious – While filling up vacancies by way of promotion on regular basis, a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) is constituted and the profile of the candidates coming within the zone of consideration is prepared – But in a special drive for filling up the…

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