Haryana Irrigation Department, Circle Clerical (Group-C) Service Rules, 1982 -- Deemed date promotions — Legality — Promotion process for Class-IV to Clerk had commenced prior to Government instructions dated 07.11.2013 and amendment of Rules dated 11.11.2013 - Government clarified vide instructions on 21.05.2014 that revised qualifications...
Service - Deemed date promotions - Competent authority was justified in taking corrective administrative measures to neutralize prejudice caused to eligible employees on account of prolonged administrative delays and repeated restructuring of the eligibility criteria during pendency of promotional process - Once such deemed date...
Service — Qualification requirements — Prospective operation — Effect of legal fiction of deemed date — Once deemed date promotions were granted from a date prior to instructions and notifications employees were placed at par with those promoted before amendment and were not governed by the newly...
Service — Promotions and seniority adjustments — Subsequent promotion/deemed date promotion granted to remove disparity vis-a-vis similarly situated employees, supported by availability of vacancies and administrative exigencies, cannot be termed arbitrary or dehors the Rules. (Paras 26 and 27)
Service — Locus/vested rights of juniors — Petitioners appointed as Clerks in 2018 and promoted in 2020 failed to show infringement of any vested or accrued right - Mere apprehension regarding future promotional prospects is insufficient to invoke writ jurisdiction. (Para 26)
Service — Administrative law — Corrective administrative measures — Where prolonged administrative delays and restructuring of eligibility criteria during a pending promotion process caused prejudice, competent authority was justified in adopting corrective measures including deemed date promotions. (Paras 18 to 26)
