BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD . vs CHITRANJAN KUMAR BIRNAVAY . — C.A. No. 1115/2001

Case Summary: Bihar State Electricity Board v. Chitranjan Kumar Birnavay Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed Bihar State Electricity Board's appeals on 5 February 2001, quashing the High Court's direction that granted Chitranjan Kumar Birnavay promotion to Under-Secretary effective 1 March 1982. The Court found the High Court failed to address the departmental promotion committee's finding that no Administrative Officer was considered for promotion on that date, and that senior officers were promoted only in 1986. The respondent's non-promotion on the claimed date could not confer promotion rights, particularly given his vigilance enquiry clearance only occurred on 15 May 1986, leading to his actual promotion on 28 April 1986. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.