UNION OF INDIA Vs. SANJEEV KAPUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Issue pertains to the promotion (with reference to the seniority position) to the post of Director Grade-I (Group-I) in the office of the Director General of Quality Assurance from amongst the eligible officers belonging to the Defence Quality Assurance Service (DQAS). The protagonist is Sanjeev Kapur, a Principal Scientific Officer (PScO). The antagonist were U.V.Dasgupta and Anil Garg, impleaded as respondents No.4 and 5 by him in O.A.No.1302/2010, to whom a helping hand was extended by the Union of India, the Director General of Quality Assurance and the Union Public Service Commission.

(2.) The cadre of the Scientific Officers in the office of Director General of Quality Assurance is as follows: Senior Scientific Officer-II (SSO-II) Senior Scientific Officer-I (SSO-I) Principal Scientific Officer (PScO).

(3.) With the post of Director Grade-I (Group-I) at the apex, the six disciplines : (i) Explosive, (ii) Instrument, (iii) Metal, (iv) Armament, (v) Gentex and (vi) Chemical, forming the pyramidcal structure would be as under:- <FRM>JUDGEMENT_709_ILRDLH23_2013_1.html</FRM>