section 8
Promotion within Service
The Haryana Service of Engineers, Group A, Irrigation Department Act, 2010Infrastructure201022 sections
Statutory text
- (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 the higher qualification as laid down for the initial appointment to the post of Executive Engineer shall not be eligible for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer in the Service, until he has acquired the requisite qualifications: Provided further that promotion to the post of Engineer-in-Chief shall be made from amongst the members of the Civil cadre only: Provided further that in case of Mechanical, Computer and Electrical cadre, an Executive Engineer having an experience of seven years, may be given the pay scale of the post of Superintending Engineer as a personal measure while working as Executive Engineer, if an Executive Engineer of Civil cadre having equivalent length of Service as Executive Engineer has been promoted as Superintending Engineer: Provided further that in the case of Mechanical, Computer and Electrical cadre, a Superintending Engineer having an experience of three years, may be given the pay scale of the post of Chief Engineer as a personal measure while working as Superintending Engineer, if a Superintending Engineer of Civil cadre having equivalent length of service as Superintending Engineer has been promoted as Chief Engineer. Explanation.-Once an officer has been appointed as member of the Service, his promotion within the Service from one rank to another shall be regarded as promotion within the same cadre.
- (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.
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