AJEET SINGH SINGHVI ETC. versus STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS ETC.
Super Time Scale posts are the highest posts in the Rajasthan Administrative Service, and selection for promotion to these posts must be made solely on the basis of merit, not seniority-cum-merit in the proportion of 50:50, as supported by the language and structure of Rules 6, 28-B, and 32 after the 1987 amendment and government notification.
- Parties
- Appellant: Ajeet Singh Singhvi; Appellant: Jagbir Singh; Respondents: State of Rajasthan and Others
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 20 February 1991
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appellate Judgment
- Outcome
- Appeals dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Promotion Rules, Identification of 'highest Posts', Criteria for Promotion, Interpretation of Service Rules
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Parties
Ajeet Singh Singhvi
Appellant
Jagbir Singh
Appellant
State of Rajasthan and Others
Respondents
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appellate Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Super Time Scale posts are the 'highest posts' under the Rajasthan Administrative Service Rules, 1954
- 2 Whether these posts are to be filled solely on merit or in the proportion of 50:50 by merit and seniority-cum-merit
Ratio Decidendi
Super Time Scale posts are the highest posts in the Rajasthan Administrative Service, and selection for promotion to these posts must be made solely on the basis of merit, not seniority-cum-merit in the proportion of 50:50, as supported by the language and structure of Rules 6, 28-B, and 32 after the 1987 amendment and government notification.
Court Disposition
Appeals dismissed
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