In Brief
This civil appeal concerns the correct effective date for implementing post-based roster principles for Railway promotions. While the Supreme Court directed in R.K. Sabharwal (1995) that post-based roster must apply from 10.02.1995, Railways delayed implementation until 16.11.2005. The Court held that post-based roster principles must apply from 10.02.1995 as originally directed, and set aside the Railways' delay. It directed re-examination of appellants' promotions to Assistant Executive Engineer and Executive Engineer using correct seniority rules, while protecting existing promotions of others.
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