Shajahan E and Another v. Kerala State Electricity Board and Other
Case brief
What is this about?
In a batch of writ petitions challenging promotions of Overseers to Sub Engineer, the Court directed the Board to decide on appropriate qualifications. The Court refrained from interfering with individual promotions orderingly directing the employer to frame a rule balancing efficiency and legal certainty.
What did the court decide?
The impugned order set aside; the Board directed to decide on Overseer promotion qualifications within 3 months; further promotions suspended until such decision.