# Medal-winning railway employee denied promotion for two decades 2026-08-13T03:51:21+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Rajni Rani, a national-level sportswoman working as a safaiwala (group D employee) in Indian Railways since 2003, has not received an out-of-turn promotion despite winning medals in national events, as mandated by railway policy. She won a bronze medal at the 52nd Northern Railway Athletic Meet in February 2005 and a gold medal at the 44th Senior National Inter-State competition in July 2004. After a decade of inaction, she moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2016, which dismissed her petition on technical grounds. Her appeal has been pending in the Supreme Court since November 2016. The case, last heard in January 2017, was listed for hearing on August 21 after her counsel sought an urgent hearing before Chief Justice Surya Kant. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: employee rights, Indian Railways, promotion, sportsperson, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/medal-winning-railway-employee-denied-promotion-for-two-decades/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/medal-winning-railway-employee-denied-promotion-for-two-decades/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.