Post-Graduation Diploma Not Equivalent to Post-Graduate Degree for Promotion: Himachal Pradesh High Court

In a recent judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a postgraduate diploma cannot be treated as equivalent to a postgraduate degree for the purpose of promotion to the position of Assistant Professor under the Himachal Pradesh Medical Education Service Rules, 1999. The Court emphasized that the service rules specifically require a postgraduate degree as the essential qualification for promotion to this position, and no reference to a postgraduate…