Kusheshwar Nath Pandey vs The State Of Bihar &Amp; Ors on 25 October, 2010
4. Now the case of the Ministry seems to be that they will not
recover any amounts from these persons. But they want to declare
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these promotions as ill begotten promotions and cancel them with a
recurring effect on the applicants' in the fag end of their life. Some of
them are 68-72 years of age. Therefore, it is submitted that the crucial
effect of the White Washers judgement and the soul of the judgement
will visit these persons' careers at the fag end of these persons
careers. It may not be justified that their regularly obtained promotion
at least at that point of time is under the vision even the Ministry at
that point of time may not be now set aside. The matter seems to be
covered by an order of the Hon'ble Apex Court in Kusheswar Nath
Pandey vs. State of Bihar & others reported in (2013) 12 SCC 580
which we quote:-