Inter Se Seniority Of Direct Recruits And Promotees In A Particular Service Has To Be Determined As Per The Service Rules : Supreme Court
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Inter Se Seniority Of Direct Recruits And Promotees In A Particular Service Has To Be Determined As Per The Service Rules : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that inter se seniority of direct recruits and promotees in a particular service has to be determined as per the service rules.The writ petitioners before the Allahabad High Court were initially appointed as Consolidators in the Consolidation Department in various districts. The Supreme Court observed that inter se seniority of direct recruits and promotees in a particular service has to be determined as per the service rules. While upholding the High Court judgment, the bench further observed: When the 1992 Rules specifically emphasized that, where in any year of recruitment, appointments were to be made both by direct recruitment and by promotion, regular appointments could not have been made unless selections were made from both the sources and a combined list was to be prepared in accordance with Rule 18 of the 1992 Rules, the seniority list dated 29th July 2005, which provided a higher seniority to the direct recruits, is, for the aforesaid reasons, not sustainable in law. Mr. Rakesh K. Sharma, AOR Mr. Jayant Mohan, AOR Headnotes Service Law - Uttar Pradesh Revenue Consolidation Service Rules, 1992 - Inter se seniority of direct recruits and promotees in a particular service has to be determined as per the service rules -When the 1992 Rules specifically emphasized that, where in any year of recruitment, appointments were to be made both by direct recruitment and by promotion, regular appointments could not have been made unless selections were made from both the sources and a combined list was to be prepared in accordance with Rule 18 of the 1992 Rules - The seniority list which provided a higher seniority to the direct recruits is not sustainable in law.

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