CHATURBHUJ LAL vs BIHAR STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD . AND ORS. — C.A. No. 7203/2008

Summary: Civil Appeal No. 7203/2008 - Chaturbhuj Lal v. Bihar State Pollution Control Board The Supreme Court allowed Chaturbhuj Lal's appeal on 8th February 2018, setting aside the High Court Division Bench's order and restoring the Single Judge's decision. The court held that Lal, appointed in 1976, was senior to Respondent No.7 (appointed 1980) for promotion purposes, with the relevant date being 1984 when both possessed requisite qualifications. The court directed payment of all promotion benefits and consequential benefits to Lal within four months, with no recovery from the retired Respondent No.7. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.