Seniority-Cum-Merit Archives

Exemption from Efficiency Test for promotion is a one-time exception, not a matter of Right: Rajasthan High Court

“A government employee cannot claim promotion as a matter of right and he can only be considered for promotion according to the extant Rules.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Read why SC upheld Gujarat HC’s promotion of Judicial Officers based on 65% promotional quota complying with principle of ‘Merit-cum-Seniority’

“As long as ‘Merit-cum-Seniority’ is applied in the manner as explained in All India Judges’ Association v. Union of India, (2002) 4 SCC 247, wherein both merit and seniority are considered, and merit plays the dominant role, the process of promotion cannot be said to be violative of the principle of ‘Merit-cum-Seniority’.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court upholds promotion selection process; emphasises on minimum merit benchmarks beyond written test stage

Calcutta High Court held that the appellant at best can make an endeavour before the fact-finding forum because in exercise of writ jurisdiction, the High Court found no tenable and cogent ground on which the impugned judgment can be faulted.