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Natural Justice | Belated Objections Cannot Vitiate Final Promotion Panel After Training Completion : CAT Ahmedabad
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|Central Administrative Tribunal

Natural Justice | Belated Objections Cannot Vitiate Final Promotion Panel After Training Completion : CAT Ahmedabad

The Central Administrative Tribunal holds that cancelling a finalized promotion panel for Junior Engineers on grounds of belated objections and minor procedural irregularities violates natural justice and undermines legitimate expectations. This ruling protects candidates who have completed mandatory training and reinforces that administrative finality must prevail absent gross misconduct or fraud.