T. VALSAN (D) THROUGH LRS. AND ORS. vs K.KANAGARAJ AND ORS. ETC.ETC. — C.A. No. 3466 - 3468/2023

Case under Section XII-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010135732011

Filing Date

25-Apr-2011

Registration No

C.A. No. 3466 - 3468/2023

Diary Number

13573/2011

Order Date

08-May-2023

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2023 INSC 502

Disposal Type

Leave Granted & Dismissed

Last updated 05-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XII-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.T. VALSAN (D) THROUGH LRS. AND ORS.

    Adv. RAGHAVENDRA S. SRIVATSA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.K.KANAGARAJ AND ORS. ETC.ETC.

    Adv. S. R. SETIA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) V. G. PRAGASAM (Dead / Retired / Elevated) ARAVINDH S.[R-2] ARAVINDH S.[R-3]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-May-2023

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 08-May-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 08-May-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah

  5. 29-Mar-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 29-Mar-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra

  7. 09-Feb-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 09-Feb-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra

  9. 08-Feb-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra

  10. 19-Jan-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  11. 19-Jan-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna

  12. 08-Dec-2022

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath

  13. 29-Sep-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath

  14. 28-Sep-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath

  15. 06-Sep-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  16. 06-Sep-2022

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath

  17. 05-Mar-2020

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  18. 04-Mar-2020

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  19. 03-Mar-2020

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  20. 27-Feb-2020

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  21. 26-Feb-2020

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  22. 25-Feb-2020

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  23. 19-Feb-2020

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  24. 13-Feb-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  25. 12-Feb-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  26. 05-Feb-2020

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  27. 05-Feb-2020

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  28. 04-Feb-2020

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  29. 22-Jan-2020

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  30. 22-Jan-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  31. 21-Jan-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  32. 12-Dec-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  33. 12-Dec-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  34. 11-Dec-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  35. 10-Dec-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  36. 04-Dec-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  37. 03-Dec-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  38. 28-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  39. 27-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  40. 26-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  41. 21-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  42. 20-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  43. 19-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  44. 14-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  45. 07-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  46. 06-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  47. 05-Nov-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  48. 24-Oct-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  49. 23-Oct-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  50. 22-Oct-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  51. 17-Oct-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  52. 16-Oct-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  53. 15-Oct-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  54. 12-Sep-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  55. 12-Sep-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah and Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai

  56. 08-Aug-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  57. 08-Aug-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah and Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai

  58. 30-Jan-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  59. 30-Jan-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde and Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao

  60. 16-Jan-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde and Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao

  61. 05-Oct-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  62. 05-Oct-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde and Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao

  63. 12-Sep-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  64. 12-Sep-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde and Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao

  65. 05-Sep-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde and Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao

  66. 29-Aug-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  67. 29-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde and Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao

  68. 14-Jul-2017

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  69. 14-Jul-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  70. 01-May-2017

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  71. 01-May-2017

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  72. 01-May-2017

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  73. 06-Sep-2016

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  74. 18-Apr-2016

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  75. 18-Apr-2016

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  76. 04-Mar-2016

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  77. 04-Mar-2016

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  78. 19-Feb-2016

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  79. 19-Feb-2016

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  80. 19-Feb-2016

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  81. 26-Aug-2014

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  82. 26-Aug-2014

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  83. 18-Jul-2014

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  84. 18-Jul-2014

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  85. 11-Dec-2012

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  86. 28-Sep-2012

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  87. 24-Aug-2012

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  88. 27-Jul-2012

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  89. 15-Jul-2011

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  90. 25-Apr-2011

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 3466 - 3468/2023

  91. [ 2023 INSC 502 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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Case Summary: T. Valsan v. K. Kanagaraj (CA 3466-3468/2023) Decision: The Supreme Court dismissed the appellants' appeals, upholding that Junior Engineers who acquired engineering degrees during service can count their entire tenure (including pre-degree period) toward promotion to Assistant Engineer, with no distinction between years served before or after degree acquisition. Key Reasoning: The court held that the recruitment rules require "three years regular service" and possession of a degree as cumulative requirements, without specifying from which date service should be counted. The department's uniform past practice of counting total service period and the framers' original interpretation supported this view. Accepting the appellants' argument would improperly insert unstated conditions into the rules. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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