BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD. . vs ABDUR RAHMAN . — C.A. No. 7948/2013

Case Summary: C.A. No. 7948/2013 (BSNL v. Abdur Rahman) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed BSNL's appeals without costs. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash BSNL's cancellation orders of employee promotions to Grade IV under the Biennial Cadre Review Scheme. Key Facts: Respondent employees were promoted to Grade IV in 1998-99 but BSNL cancelled these promotions after they had served ~one year, claiming they were made contrary to promotion criteria. The High Court found the cancellations unjustified and inequitable, noting most respondents had already retired or passed away before cancellation orders. Reasoning: The Court held that employees who worked in the higher grade without being responsible for the promotion irregularity could not be reverted without lawful justification, especially when BSNL itself had created supernumerary posts to accommodate them. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.