Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 11: High Court today said that promoting employees for their excellence in performance is important, to value their efforts and keep their morale up and directed the authorities to consider the case of petitioner for his claimed promotion.
Justice Tashi Rabstan disposed of the petition of one Ghulam Mohammad Dar seeking promotion for his next post said the promotion means appointment of a person of any category or grade of a service or a class of service to a higher category or grade of such service or class.
“Promotion or career advancement is a process through which an employee is vouchsafed a higher share of duties, a higher pay-scale or both”, Justice Tashi said.
“For all the foregoing considerations, writ petition is disposed of by providing that respondents may consider the case of petitioner on his own merit and, of course, in strict accordance with rules governing the field within eight weeks from the date copy of this order is served upon respondents”, court directed.
Petitioner-Dar was aggrieved that his higher ups have not till date considered his grievance qua promotion to the post of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) retrospectively viz. 29.03.2014, notwithstanding he having passed LDC examination, which forced him to knock the door of court through writ petition seeking direction to his higher ups to promote him to the post of LDC retrospectively viz. 29th March 2014, and besides giving him the monetary benefits, also fix his seniority in the cadre of LDC and also consider him for further promotion on the basis of said seniority as and when the said promotion is contemplated or made.
Court said a promotion is not just beneficial for employees but is also highly crucial for employer and it boosts morale of promoted employees, increases their productivity and hence improves upon overall outputs and profits earned by an organization.
A promotion, court added, is a step further that an employee takes while working in an organization as far as his/her work, rank or position is concerned.
“Promotion is not just a reward that an employee is given for his/her continued good performance but is a proof that an employer thinks that it is time to add more responsibilities to an employee’s existing set of responsibilities”, Justice Tashi mentioned in his judgment.
Underscoring the types of promotion, court said, in some organizations, a promotion may result in a just change of duties and responsibilities.
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