State of Kerala & ors. v Pramod.A.D & Ors

In the judgment delivered by the Kerala High Court on November 13, 2024, the main issue revolved around whether Beat Forest Officers, appointed under the 1962 Kerala Forest Subordinate Service Rules, are subject to the newly introduced qualifications for promotion under the 2014 Amendment Rules. The Court ruled that the saving clause in the 2014 Rules only protects the right of those employees to continue in their existing posts, but it does not exempt them from obtaining additional qualifications for future promotions. The petitioners’ claim to be promoted without fulfilling these new requirements was rejected, and the Court upheld the Kerala Administrative Tribunal’s order #SavingsClause #KS&SSR