PRABHU . vs UNION OF INDIA . — SLP(C) No. 14048/2001

Summary of SLP(C) No. 14048/2001 (Prabhu v. Union of India) On 13 January 2003, the Supreme Court disposed of multiple consolidated petitions concerning Railway employees seeking to retain ad hoc promotions to higher pay scales in project assignments. The Court held that petitioners—regularised as Group D Khalasis in the open line—could not claim permanent rights to provisional promotions granted while working in projects. However, the Court provided protective measures: if re-posted to the same project, petitioners must receive equal pay as contemporaries; previously passed trade tests need not be retaken; and service in projects must be considered for efficiency assessment in open line postings. The Court vacated interim orders and allowed no costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.