The State of Maharashtra Thr. Its Secretary, General Administration Deptt., Mantralay, Mumbai. v. Ganpat Gulabrao Pradhan and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Time bound promotion; absorption on post of Section Engineer equivalent to Assistant Engineer Grade-II; Government Resolutions dated 08.06.1995, 20.7.2001 and 16.04.1984; twelve years from date of absorption; Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal Original Application Nos. 321/2022 and 322/2022; Tribunal judgment dated 18.04.2023; writ petitions dismissed as covered by State of Maharashtra v. Madhukar Antu Patil, Civil Appeal 1985/2022 (SC, 21.3.2022, para 6) and Association of the SubOrdinate Service of Engineers Maharashtra State v. State of Maharashtra, 2019(4) Mh.L.J. 629 (paras 39, 42); Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; coram Avinash G. Gharote and Abhay J. Mantri, JJ.; decided 25.02.2025; no costs.
What did the court decide?
The issue raised in the petitions is covered by the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in The State of Maharashtra and another Vs Madhukar Antu Patil and another, Civil Appeal 1985/2022, decided on 21.3.2022, wherein it was held (para 6) that persons absorbed on the post of Civil Engineering Assistant are entitled to time bound promotion from the date of absorption and not otherwise.