UNION OF INDIA . vs K.S. NIRMALA DEVI — C.A. No. 1803/2006

On 08/03/2011, the Supreme Court dismissed Civil Appeal No. 1803 of 2006 filed by the Union of India against K.S. Nirmala Devi. The case concerned the validity of an order dated 01/05/2003 that terminated Nirmala Devi's ad hoc promotion and reverted her from Administrative Grade to senior time scale in All India Radio's production cadre. Although the Tribunal had quashed the termination order and the High Court of Karnataka confirmed this decision, the Supreme Court found the appeal moot because Nirmala Devi had already retired on attaining superannuation age. The Court declined to interfere with the High Court judgment at that stage while leaving open any legal questions that may arise. Civil Appeal No. 1804 of 2006 was disposed of on identical grounds. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.