#Assured Career Progression Scheme

The Bombay High Court ruled that non-teaching staff in aided schools are entitled to second-time Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACPS) benefits retrospectively, striking down a discriminatory government resolution. The court directed compliance within six months, reinforcing equal treatment under service law for all staff categories.

The Bombay High Court has ruled that employees of financially autonomous bodies like WALMI are entitled to ACPS benefits when the state bears their salary costs, rejecting arbitrary denial of promotions. This sets a critical precedent for thousands of non-gazetted staff in state-funded autonomous institutions who were previously excluded from career progression despite performing equivalent duties.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that government employees cannot be penalized for failing to submit an option form under the ACPS when the state’s own administrative delay in salary processing prevented timely exercise of the right. This upholds substantive justice in public employment, ensuring service benefits are not forfeited due to bureaucratic inertia rather than employee neglect.