The Telangana High Court dismissed the State government’s appeal against quashing the dismissal of a Jawahar Bal Bhavan employee accused of using a fake degree. The Court held that enhancing punishment after acquittal and earlier penalty was unjustified, allowing reinstatement as junior stenographer with back wages.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that while employees do not have an automatic right to promotion, they must be considered for it if eligible and not disqualified. This decision arose from a case involving a police constable who had been unfairly denied promotion due to a previously overturned punishment.
