Supreme Court of India
Union of India and Anr. v. Shri Harish Chander Bhatia and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that justice of the case and the need to preserve the efficient functioning of the Service would require to treat the appointments of the respondents as pennanent, despite their having been first appointement on officiating basis.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Service Law: Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands 'DANI' Police Service Rules, 1971: Sections 4, 14, 15, 16, 24, 25 and 29 Inter-se seniority of promotees and direct recruits-Reckoning of-Promotees regularly appointed and officiating for number of years- Held: Dates of officiating appointments of promotees to be treated as dates of their regular appointments and their seniority determined by interposing a direct recruit in between two promotees as per their respective Inter-se seniorities. Union of India, being a model employer has to eschew a stand which is unjustified and arbitarary. The
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