STATE OF M.P. . vs DHARAM BIR — C.A. No. 7333 - 7334/1995

Summary of State of M.P. v. Dharam Bir (1998) The Supreme Court held that educational qualifications prescribed in recruitment rules apply to both direct recruitment and promotions. Respondent Dharam Bir, lacking an Engineering degree/diploma, was ineligible for promotion to Principal Class II despite having worked in that ad hoc position since 1976; his experience cannot substitute for mandatory qualifications, and he was correctly demoted to Vice-Principal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.