STATE OF BIHAR vs KAMESHWAR PD. SINGH — C.A. No. 3005/2000

Case Summary: State of Bihar v. Kameshwar Prasad Singh The Supreme Court set aside High Court judgments that had granted seniority and promotion benefits to police officers Brij Bihari Prasad Singh and Kameshwar Prasad Singh, finding the orders violated service rules and legal principles. The Court held that seniority cannot be claimed retroactively based on official promotion dates when initial appointment was on an ad-hoc officiating basis with explicit stipulations against seniority claims. However, to avoid cascading injustice, benefits already conferred on Brij Bihari Prasad Singh were preserved while denying similar relief to others, applying the principle that wrongs cannot be perpetuated through Article 14 equality claims. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.