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Court dismisses promotion appeal, ruling seniority does not override statutory preference for subordinates in overseas engineering cadre.

Case Number 003932
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Administrative Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Martins Pessanha against the Minister of Overseas Territories regarding his promotion to Chief Agronomist. The court held that the governing legislation for the overseas engineering cadre does not grant seniority-based preference to subordinates over those with statutory priority. Consequently, the promotion decision was upheld as it strictly followed the statutory framework rather than the applicant's claim of seniority.

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QUADRO DO FUNCIONALISMO DO ULTRAMAR CONCURSO DE PROMOÇÃO ENGENHEIRO AGRONOMO CHEFE PREFERENCIA ANTIGUIDADE

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administrative promotion seniority preference overseas engineering cadre statutory priority subordinate promotion administrative appeal public function statute

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24 of Legislative Decree No. 21 of 1928/06/07
Art. 5, paragraph a) of Decree No. 36121 of 1947/01/30

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[AREA TEMATICA 1] DIR ADM GER - FUNÇÃO PUBL ESTATUTARIO.

[LEGISLACAO NACIONAL] RGU APROVADO PELO DLEG 21 DE 1928/06/07 ART24. D 36121 DE 1947/01/30 ART5 A.

[ANO DA PUBLICACAO] 1955

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA00027004

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA119530306003932

[Nº DO VOLUME] XIX

[OBJECTO] PORT MINULT DE 1951/12/29.

[PAGINA] 14

[PRIVACIDADE] 01

[RECORRENTE] PESSANHA , MARTIM

[RECORRIDO 1] MINULT - BARBOSA , ILIDIO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/D522DBECAB6946AD802568FC0037CE1B?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A promoção dos engenheiros agronomos subalternos do quadro do ultramar a engenheiros agronomos- -chefes do mesmo quadro esta regulada no artigo

24 do Diploma Legislativo n. 21, de 7 de Junho de 1928.

Este preceito não da preferencia na promoção aos engenheiros agronomos que tenham de ser considerados mais antigos por força do disposto no artigo

5, alinea a), do Decreto n. 36121.