नरेन्द्र चढ्ढा बनाम भारत संघ
| Citation | (1986) 2 SCC 157 |
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
| Date | 25 November 1985 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Bench | D.P. Madon, G.L. Oza JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Article 14, Article 16 |
| Category | Service & Employment Law |
Key Principle Established
An employee on deputation retains a lien on the parent cadre post. Period of deputation counts for seniority and promotion in the parent cadre unless rules provide otherwise.
An officer on deputation found that his seniority in the parent cadre was adversely affected during the deputation period. He challenged this as arbitrary.
The Court held that an employee on deputation retains a lien on the parent cadre post and the deputation period must be counted for seniority and promotion in the parent cadre, unless recruitment rules explicitly exclude deputation service. Deputation is undertaken in the interest of public service and should not penalize the officer.
This judgment protects deputationists’ rights in the parent cadre and is widely cited in disputes involving Haryana government officers on deputation to central government or autonomous bodies.
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