M.ELANGOVAN vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. REP. BY ITS CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL — C.A. No. 9141/2017

Case Summary: M. Elangovan v. Union of India (C.A. No. 009141/2017) The Supreme Court allowed M. Elangovan's appeal and clarified that the 25% Postman promotion quota must be filled based on seniority alone, without any age cut-off date. The Court rejected the Union's argument that age limits apply to seniority-based promotions. The Court directed that if the appellant is senior enough to be considered for the 25% vacancies, his case shall be considered for promotion with appropriate action taken within two months from the judgment date. The appeal was disposed of on July 17, 2017. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.