Counting Same Grade Pay Promotions and Cadre Ceilings Under the MACP Scheme
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Case: UNION OF INDIA v. HARBANS LAL VERMA
Court: Supreme Court of India
Date: 23-07-2026
Law: Constitution of India.
Highlights of the Judgment:
- Interpretation of Paragraphs 2, 5, and 8 of the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS).
- Analysis of whether functional promotions within a single Grade Pay count towards MACPS progression under Paragraph 8.
- Application of the rule that MACPS financial upgradation cannot exceed the maximum Grade Pay available via regular promotional hierarchy.
- Binding nature of DoPT-consulted departmental circulars and executive clarifications interpreting service schemes.
- Scope of the transitional provisions in Paragraph 5 regarding pre-MACPS merged pay scales.
- Precedential value of SLP dismissals reserving questions of law under Article 141 of the Constitution.