In Brief
These consolidated civil appeals challenge the dismissal of review petitions concerning promotions of Tahsildars in Tamil Nadu. The key issue was whether the State's implementation of the amended Rule 5(g) governing eligibility for promotion complied with a prior Supreme Court judgment that upheld the amendment for non-graduate promotee Assistants while reading down the rule for graduate promotee Assistants. The State had taken the position of categorizing non-graduate and graduate promotees with Direct Recruits as a single group, contrary to the Supreme Court's judgment. The Court allowed the appeals, holding that the State's position deviated from the Supreme Court judgment and was unacceptable. The Court affirmed that promotions already made under the amended rule should not be disturbed.
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