H.R. RAMACHANDRAIAH AND ANR. versus STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS.

H.R. RAMACHANDRAIAH AND ANR. versus STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS.

Laboratory Attenders cannot claim promotion to Field Assistant unless they are brought within the channel of promotion prescribed by statutory Rules. Interpretation cannot place them in a category to which they do not belong. No illegality was found in the Tribunal's order rejecting their claim.

Parties
Petitioner: H.R. Ramachandraiah; Respondent: State of Karnataka
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
28 February 1997
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Disposition
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Promotion, Recruitment Rules, Equivalence of Posts, Statutory Interpretation
Service Law Promotion Recruitment Rules Equivalence of Posts Statutory Interpretation

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Parties

H.R. Ramachandraiah

Petitioner

State of Karnataka

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Disposition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Laboratory Attenders are entitled to promotion to the post of Field Assistant by being treated as equivalent to Head Gardeners under the Karnataka Horticulture (Department) Recruitment Rules, 1974

Ratio Decidendi

Laboratory Attenders cannot claim promotion to Field Assistant unless they are brought within the channel of promotion prescribed by statutory Rules. Interpretation cannot place them in a category to which they do not belong. No illegality was found in the Tribunal's order rejecting their claim.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • No illegality found in Tribunal's order; dismissal of special leave petitions