S.M. VERMA vs UNION OF INDIA . — C.A. No. 2312/2004

Summary: S.M. Verma v. Union of India (C.A. 002312/2004) On 08/04/2004, the Supreme Court heard S.M. Verma's appeal challenging the High Court's dismissal of his writ petition against a CAT order. Verma alleged illegal supersession in promotion to Superintending Engineer due to unexplained downgrading of one Annual Confidential Report. The Court set aside the High Court's order, finding it erroneous to reject the petition merely because the Union had filed a similar petition that was dismissed. The Court directed the High Court to reconsider Verma's writ petition on its merits and noted he remained free to challenge the Union's November 2002 order rejecting removal of the downgraded entry. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.