Contractual appointments

May I recollect here that in the mid nineties a mock interview was held for promotion to the post of Joint Secretary just to promote four officers of his batch. Mr. Raza was of course outside the country at that time and hence could not face the interview. But three of his other colleagues were promoted to the post of Joint Secretary by nakedly superseding hundreds of eligible officers. The incident is still vivid in the memory of government officials. The matter ultimately went to the Supreme Court and the result is known to all government officers.