Promotion After Retirement Cannot Extend Service, but Notional Monetary Benefits Permissible Till Superannuation: Gauhati High Court
In a significant ruling, the Gauhati High Court has clarified that an employee cannot seek an extension of service on the basis of a promotion recommended after his superannuation. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury held that recommendations made after retirement cannot be implemented to extend service tenure. Background of the Case The case concerned Dr. Satyajit Paul, who served as an Associate…