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2021 PLC(CS)N 17 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 PLC(CS)N 17 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
PLC
Subject matter
Service

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Judgment text as reported

AZMAT ULLAH VS GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA through Secretary Forestry, Environment and Wildlife, Peshawar "Promotion" and "up-gradation"---Distinction---Scope---Placement of an official in a higher pay scale with a change in the designation with an additional qualification and change in the nomenclature, responsibility and duties shall be regarded as promotion---When, whoever, the post is placed in higher scale of pay with or without change in designation without requirement of any new qualification for holding the post in the higher grade, not specified in the recruitment rules for the existing post, and without involving change in the responsibilities and duties, will be treated as up-gradation---Promotion is always granted under the prescribed rules, while up-gradation is extended to ensure that an employee who may not get a chance of promotion on account of a service in cadre should at least be placed in upper grade in his pay with acclivity in grade while on the other hand to prevent stagnation---Official, in an up-gradation, continues to hold same post without any change in the duties and responsibilities but merely gets a higher pay scale, whereas, promotion is basically to a higher post and not to a higher grade.

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