Promotion Does Not Cease to Be a Promotion Merely Because an Employee's Grade Pay Remains Unchanged: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has clarified that promotions earned by Railway Guards within the Guard cadre must be considered while determining eligibility for benefits under the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS). The Court held that once a Railway Guard reaches the post of Mail/Express Guard, he is not entitled to any further financial upgradations under the scheme. The case involved an employee, Harbans Lal Verma, who retired as a Mail/Express…