KULDEEP KUMAR GUPTA vs H.P.S.E.B. — C.A. No. 12446 - 12447/1996

Case Summary: Kuldeep Kumar Gupta v. H.P.S.E.B. The Supreme Court upheld HPSEB's Regulations providing separate promotion quotas for qualified diploma-holder Junior Engineers (28%) and unqualified matriculate Junior Engineers (8%) to the post of Assistant Engineer. The Court held that educational qualification is a valid basis for classification in promotional matters, citing *Triloki Nath Khosa*, and rejected arguments that integrated cadres cannot have differentiated promotion quotas, finding no constitutional violation of Articles 14 and 16. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.