Supreme Court of India

Baleshwar Dass & Ors. Etc v. State of U. P. & Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1981] 1 S.C.R. 449
Bench V.R. Krishna Iyer J.
Decided 19 August 1980

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the appointment need not necessarily be to a permanent post.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Service matter-Duly qualified persons appointed as Assistant Engineers in temporary posts-Officiating service-Whether could count for seniority-Senio­ rity, how counted-Appointment in a substantive capacity, whether should be to a permanent post-Substantive capacity-Meaning of. Under rule 3(b) of the U. P. Service of Engineers (Junior and Senior Scales) Irrigation Branch Rules a member of the service means a government servant appointed in a substantive capacity under the provisions of the rules to a post in the cadre of the service. Rule 4 empowers the State Goyernment to in­ crease the

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Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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