(i) The Apex Court in a case decided on 14.12.2007 (Union of India vs.
Sadhana Khanna, C.A. No. 8208/01) held that the mistake of the
department cannot recoil on employees.
b. Further, it is settled law that no one should be penalized for no fault
of his. (See Mohd. Ghazivs State of M.P. 2000(4) SCC 342).
Moreover, it is well laid down in law that a model employer, like the
respondents, should not jeopardize the career opportunities of the
employees by taking decisions to frustrate their valid claims, as observed
by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Bhupendra Nath Hazarika &Anr. vs.
State of Assam & Ors on 30 November, 2012 in CA Nos.8514-8515 of
2012, by referring to Uma Devi judgment, as under: