BASUDEO PRASAD vs THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS. THROUGH THE SECRETARY — C.A. No. 8708/2017

Summary of C.A. No. 008708/2017 (Basudeo Prasad v. State of Bihar) The Supreme Court allowed Basudeo Prasad's appeal and set aside the High Court Division Bench judgment, directing the State of Bihar to promote him as Inspector, Weights and Measures with all consequential benefits. The Division Bench had wrongly rejected his promotion claim based on lack of Science graduation; however, Rule 20(2) of the 1988 Rules exempts persons eligible for promotion before the Rules' commencement from educational qualifications. The appellant, a matriculate with 10 years of service and departmental examination qualification, was entitled to this exemption. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.