H.P. CHETTRI . vs STATE OF SIKKIM . — C.A. No. 7327/2001

Summary of H.P. CHETTRI v. STATE OF SIKKIM (C.A. 7327/2001) The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the Sikkim High Court's judgment that held Kunga Gyatso Bhutia senior to the appellants in the Agriculture Department. The Court found the High Court wrongly relied on an M.Sc. qualification requirement that was never formally notified, and held seniority must be determined by the admitted criterion of seniority-cum-fitness since all officers were promoted with effect from the same date. No costs ordered. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.