Supreme Court of India
H.L. Randev and Ors. v. High Court of Punjab and Haryana and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid direc tions given by this Court, the seniority of the respondent-direct recruits who were appointed to the service prior to December 31, 1976, i.e., the date of the amendment, could have been determined E only from the date of their confirmation.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Punjab Superior Judicial Service Rules, 1963: Rules 2(2), 8 and 12-Fixation of seniority-Promotees and direct recruits-Direct recruits appointed to vacancies in their quota-Their seniority to com mence from date of appointment-Not on completion of probation. The appellants in this case were promotees while respondents 2 to 12 were direct recruits, both belonging to the Punjab Superior Judicial Service. Pursuant to the directions given by this Court in .S. Yadav's C2Se (1981) 1 SCR 1024, the High Court prepared a provisional senio rity list and invited objections to the same. Since no
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