Dy. Comdt. Dharam Dass Chorasia vs Union Of India & Ors on 12 June, 2025
49. On merits, though the case of the petitioners appears to be
covered by the Judgment of this Court in Shankar Lal Jat (supra),
this Judgment, however, cannot be said to be a Judgment in rem,
intending to apply even to closed cases where seniority stands
determined for long and without being challenged. Further, on a
challenge thereto, the Supreme Court, vide its Order dated 28.02.2025
passed in SLP (C) Diary No.3572/2025, has kept the question of law
open. In the facts of the present case, therefore, we need not dwell
further on this issue.