New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday states that a government employee who refuses to receive promotions and prefer to remain at the same post for years cannot claim the benefits of a guaranteed career development scheme for financial increasing to a higher payment level Next is given to those who cannot get promotions after 12 years of service.
Holding that a government employee cannot “eat cakes and have it too”, Judges R Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy allowed the center defense and set aside the Order of the Delhi High Court which stated that the government could not deny the benefits of the scheme in cases where employees refused to Receive promotion.
Government employees cannot reject promotion and seek the payment upgrade later, the apex court said
