V. LAKSHMIKANTHAN AND ANR. ETC. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. — C.A. No. 4751 - 4752/2011

Summary of C.A. No. 004751-004752/2011 The Supreme Court disposed of these appeals concerning Railway promotions to Assistant Executive Engineer and Executive Engineer positions. The Court held that post-based roster principles from R.K. Sabharwal must apply retroactively from February 10, 1995—rejecting Railways' claim that implementation only began November 16, 2005. The Court directed re-examination of appellants' cases for promotion eligibility with seniority restoration, requiring completion within one month, while protecting previously granted promotions to other employees. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.