Reservation in promotion without amendment to rules invalid: HC
Published on: Nov. 6, 2025, 2:45 a.m. | Source: The Tribune
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that reservation in promotion cannot be implemented through executive instructions or judicial observations in the absence of a corresponding amendment to the statutory service rules. Declaring such promotions “ultra vires and contrary to the service rules,” Justice Sandeep Moudgil ordered retrospective promotions to general category employees to the posts of Deputy Superintendent and Superintendent.
