Vacancy And Grade
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Vacancy and grade, the word 'grade' has various shades of meaning in the service jurisprudence. It is sometimes used to denote a pay scale and sometimes a cadre. Whenever, a 'vacancy' arises in a permanent post or in a temporary post it would be a vacancy in the grade of Executive Engineer and the quota rule for promotion would apply, A.K. Subraman v. Union of India, AIR 1975 SC 483 (490): (1975) 1 SCC 319: (1975) 2 SCR 979.
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