M.C. SHASHIDHAR . vs H.M. NATESH . — C.A. No. 6970/2004

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed M.C. Shashidhar's appeal on 6 April 2010, setting aside the Karnataka High Court Division Bench's order that had directed the Corporation to promote Respondent H.M. Natesh to Assistant Director with retrospective effect from 1989 (when appellants were promoted). The Court held Natesh was ineligible for promotion at that time due to adverse entries in his 1988-89 reports, disciplinary guilt, and an increment stoppage penalty, as promotions required seniority-cum-merit basis. The Court also found Natesh's second writ petition (filed 1998) was barred by laches. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.