2024 INSC 906
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NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). OF 2024
(Arising out of SLP(Civil)No(s). _____________ of 2024 (Diary No. 43488 of 2023)
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. ..…APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
DR. AMAL SATPATHI & ORS. ….RESPONDENT(S) J U D G M E N T Mehta, J. 1. Delay condoned.
2. Leave granted.
3. The present appeal has been filed by the Government of West
Bengal1 and its components, challenging the judgment dated 1st
February, 20232 passed by the High Court at Calcutta, in WPST
No. 157 of 2019. The High Court vide impugned judgment upheld
the order of the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal3, which
directed that respondent No. 1, Dr. Amal Satpathi, though not
1 Hereinafter being referred to as “appellant No. 1”. 2 Hereinafter being referred to as “Impugned judgment”. 3 Hereinafter being referred to as “Tribunal”.
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entitled to retrospective promotion after his superannuation,
should be awarded notional financial benefits for the promotional
post of Chief Scientific Officer as of his retirement date i.e., 31st
December, 2016. The appellants are aggrieved by this direction,
contending that no financial benefits, even on a notional basis, are
admissible to respondent No. 1 who never assumed charge of the
promotional post.