In Brief
The case concerns the improper appointment of a junior candidate (the appellant) as Lecturer in English to a substantive post, bypassing seniority rules and reservation principles when a senior candidate had a valid entitlement. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's finding that the appointment was unlawful. The Court directed that the senior candidate be appointed to the substantive post, while the appellant be offered a supernumerary post until a substantive vacancy arises. The appellant was not to face salary recovery for her wrongful tenure. The senior candidate's pay would be fixed notionally for benefit calculations without arrears, and she must be considered for promotion expeditiously within one month."
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