G.G. LADIKAR vs U O I — C.A. No. 2120 - 2121/1997

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed G.G. Ladikar's appeals challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal's rejection of his promotion claim to Lower Division Clerk. Ladikar argued he should be promoted based on seniority alone, but the Court upheld that promotions via departmental examination require merit-based selection on examination performance, not seniority. The Court held that limited vacancies and a departmental examination necessarily create a selection process where candidates must be ranked by marks obtained, rejecting Ladikar's claim that four junior candidates were improperly promoted. No costs were awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.