An employee opting for promotion under the diploma quota is deemed ineligible for further promotion under the degree qualification quota: Kerala High Court

Case: Sajithabai & Ors. v. Kerala Water Authority & Ors. and connected matter

Coram: Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V.

Case No.: WP(C) NO. 27817 OF 2023

Court Observation: “Respondents 1 to 4 earned their Engineering Degrees while working as Draftsmen. Therefore, they could invoke the Note to Rule 2 of Ext.P4 Special Rules, seeking direct recruitment as Assistant Engineers in the 6% quota reserved for them or promotion under the Diploma quota. However, for obvious reasons, they chose promotion under the Diploma quota and are thus ineligible for further promotion to Assistant Executive Engineer under the Degree quota, as per the governing rules,”

“However, such a candidate would be ranked as the most junior among Degree holder Assistant Engineers as of the date they obtained their Degree. They are also eligible for promotion under the Diploma quota. However, the benefits of Rule 4 are exclusively available to Assistant Engineers who acquired their Degree while serving in that capacity,” 

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An employee opting for promotion under the diploma quota