Section 8 in Haryana Service of Engineers, Group A, Irrigation and Water Resource Department Act, 2010
8. Promotion within Service.
- [(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), members of the Service of the respective cadre shall be eligible for promotion on the basis of degree required for initial appointment to any of the post within their respective cadres:Provided that a member of Group B Service who does not possess one of the degrees of a university or other qualifications as specified in section 6 shall not be eligible for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer till he has acquired the requisite qualification:Provided further that promotion to the post of Engineer-in-Chief shall be made from amongst the Chief Engineers on the basis of seniority. Where two or more Chief Engineers from different cadres have equal seniority at the level of Chief Engineer, promotion shall be done on the basis of recommendation of a committee to be constituted by the Government for this purpose. While constituting the committee, the Government shall specify the criteria to be adopted.] [Substituted by Haryana Act No. 3 of 2019, dated 17.1.2019.](2)Promotion shall be made by selection on the basis of seniority-cum-merit and suitability in all respects and a member of the Service shall not have any claim to such promotion as a matter of right or mere seniority.(3)A member of the Service shall not be eligible for promotion to the rank of -(a)Superintending Engineer, unless he has rendered seven years Service as an Executive Engineer;(b)Chief Engineer, unless he has rendered three years Service as Superintending Engineer;(c)Engineer-in-Chief, unless he has rendered two years Service as Chief Engineer:Provided that if, it appears to be necessary to promote an officer who has successfully completed his probation, in public interest, the Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, either generally for a specified period or in any individual case, reduce the period specified in clauses (a), (b) or (c) to such an extent, as it may deem proper.[Note. [Added by Haryana Act No. 3 of 2019, dated 17.1.2019.] - Promotion at every stage in the cadre up to the post of Chief Engineer is done on seniority-cum-merit basis. For promotion to the post of Engineer-in-Chief, merit shall not be considered.]
