JOHN MATHEW vs UOI — C.A. No. 7298/1997

Summary of C.A. No. 007298/1997 (John Mathew v. UOI) The Supreme Court allowed the appeals of John Mathew and the Union of India on February 17, 2004, setting aside the Central Administrative Tribunal's order regarding promotion to Foreman (Engine Fitting). The dispute centered on whether the 6th vacancy should be filled by promotion or direct recruitment; the Court held that K.A. Raghavan (respondent in companion case) could not challenge the 6th vacancy's direct recruitment since he participated in the 1988 promotional test for the 5th vacancy and failed to qualify, and had full opportunity to compete for five of six vacancies under the 80:20 promotion-to-direct recruitment ratio. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.