There is no distinction between persons having different qualifications. There are no direct appointments. The posts are filled in only through promotions. The question is what is really being done? In our view, all that has been done is that, at a particular promotion stage, in the wisdom of the administration, recognising higher skills developed through higher qualifications, and as an incentive to others to acquire these higher qualifications, an accelerated promotion on a small percentage of posts had been granted.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. S.K. SINGH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.R. Shah, JJ.…