STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANR. versus DHARAM BIR

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANR. versus DHARAM BIR

Educational qualification of Degree or Diploma in Engineering for promotion to Principal is mandatory under the Rules; experience cannot substitute for educational qualification; respondent, lacking required qualification, cannot claim post of Principal based on experience; Courts and Tribunals have no power to override statutory rules.

Parties
Appellant: State of Madhya Pradesh; Respondent: Dharam Bir
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
08 June 1998
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Order of Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Educational Qualification for Promotion, Status of Government Servants, Relaxation of Statutory Rules, Mode of Appointment
Service Law Educational Qualification for Promotion Status of Government Servants Relaxation of Statutory Rules Mode of Appointment

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Parties

State of Madhya Pradesh

Appellant

Dharam Bir

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Order of Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether experience can be treated as equivalent to educational qualification for promotion to post of Principal
  2. 2 Whether Courts/Tribunals can override statutory rules on sympathetic grounds
  3. 3 Status of appointment in Government service and whether ad hoc appointee can claim substantive status without statutory provision

Ratio Decidendi

Educational qualification of Degree or Diploma in Engineering for promotion to Principal is mandatory under the Rules; experience cannot substitute for educational qualification; respondent, lacking required qualification, cannot claim post of Principal based on experience; Courts and Tribunals have no power to override statutory rules.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Judgment and order dated 19.4.1994 by M.P. State Administrative Tribunal set aside
  • Claim petition of respondent dismissed