Can Saving Clause in Forest Subordinate Service Rules, 2014, Cover Promotions of Appointees Under Earlier Rules? Clarifies: Kerala High Cour

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the saving clause in the Kerala Forest Subordinate Service (Amendment) Special Rules, 2014 does not grant any entitlement to employees appointed under the earlier Kerala Forest Subordinate Service Rules, 1962, and the Kerala Forest Subordinate Service Special Rules, 2010, for promotions without acquiring the newly prescribed qualifications. The Court made this determination in a case involving the promotion of Beat Forest Officers to…