P&H: Rejects Retired Professor’s Fresh Promotion Claim, Cites Constructive Res Judicata
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a retired university teacher’s fresh petition seeking consideration for promotion from Reader to Professor under the Old Career Advancement Scheme. Justice Harpreet Singh Brar held that the claim could not be reopened after an earlier writ petition challenging its rejection had been dismissed on merits.
Dr. R.K. Sharma said he had completed eight years of regular service as a Reader in 1996 and became eligible for promotion before retiring in 1999. He sought consideration of his claim under a Haryana Government notification issued in 2000, relying on later university and committee proceedings...
