Right to be considered for promotion is a fundamental right: SC

Ajay Kumar Shukla Vs Arvind Rai (Supreme Court of India) Right to promotion is not considered to be a fundamental right but consideration for promotion has now been evolved as a fundamental right. In this case The plea to defend the seniority list prepared contrary to the statutory provisions on the ground of delay would be a difficult proposition. Apart from the submission of the appellants that there is no delay as they came to know of the three separate lists only in March, 2010, even if it is assumed that there was some delay and a fresh seniority list was being prepared in 2009-2010 again...