Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
DOPT O.M. 01.09.1998 | Prior Group A Service Must Count Toward Promotion Eligibility Even If Short by 39 Days : Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that service rendered in a Group A post must be fully counted toward qualifying service for promotion, even when the total is short by just 39 days, affirming that rigid application of cutoff dates undermines the spirit of lateral entry and equitable career progression in public service. This sets a critical precedent for thousands of officers transitioning between central departments under DOPT norms.