GOPAL SINGH versus STATE CADRE FOREST OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND ORS.

GOPAL SINGH versus STATE CADRE FOREST OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND ORS.

The post of Assistant Mill Manager is not connected with forestry and is not approved by the Central Government for inclusion in the State Forest Service under the IFS Recruitment Rules; it is not equivalent to Assistant Conservator of Forests, and claim for promotion to Deputy Conservator of Forests is not sustainable. The Tribunal’s exercise of review jurisdiction was impermissible.

Parties
Appellant: Gopalsingh; Respondent: State Cadre Forest Officers' Association; Respondent: Andaman & Nicobar Administration
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
15 May 2007
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment on Appeal From High Court
Outcome
Appeals dismissed
Legal Topics
Promotion in State Forest Service, Indian Forest Service Recruitment Rules, Equivalence of Posts, Judicial Review of Tribunal Orders
Service Law Promotion in State Forest Service Indian Forest Service Recruitment Rules Equivalence of Posts Judicial Review of Tribunal Orders

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Parties

Gopalsingh

Appellant

State Cadre Forest Officers' Association

Respondent

Andaman & Nicobar Administration

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment on Appeal From High Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the post of Assistant Mill Manager is equivalent to Assistant Conservator of Forests for promotion to Deputy Conservator of Forests under relevant rules
  2. 2 Whether approval from Central Government is required to include a service as 'connected with forestry' under IFS Recruitment Rules, 1966
  3. 3 Whether the Review jurisdiction was properly exercised by the Tribunal

Ratio Decidendi

The post of Assistant Mill Manager is not connected with forestry and is not approved by the Central Government for inclusion in the State Forest Service under the IFS Recruitment Rules; it is not equivalent to Assistant Conservator of Forests, and claim for promotion to Deputy Conservator of Forests is not sustainable. The Tribunal’s exercise of review jurisdiction was impermissible.

Court Disposition

Appeals dismissed

Orders

  • Appeals dismissed; no order as to costs.