Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
State Reorganization Act | Pre-Reorganization Cadre Option Binds Successor State; 29-Year Delay in Posting Violates Service Justice : SC
The Supreme Court ruled that an employee’s pre-reorganization option for a hill cadre posting must be honored by the successor state (Uttarakhand), entitling him to reallocation despite a 29-year delay. The judgment underscores that administrative inaction cannot defeat vested service rights, awarding costs for the protracted injustice.