Supreme Court of India
Dinkar Anna Patil and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid provisions, the question would be as to whether the period during which private respondents continued to hold the posts of Sales Tax Officers Class-I on fortuitous basis, until further orders and until approval by the Government could be reckoned for the purposes of determining B their seniority in the said cadre.
Judgment, page 16
From the headnote
Sen•ice Law : Maharashtra Sales Tax Officers Class-I (Recruitment) Rules, 19821 Maharashtra Civil Services (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1982: Rules 4 and 4A/Rules 3(/) and 4-Post of Sales Tax Officers Class-/ introduced in the Sales Tax Department-Appointment to the posts to be made by nomination and promotion in the ratio specified-Upto 1986, appointments made by promotion only-Quota rules violated-Recruitment Rules amended in 1987 by inserting rule 4A-Oovernment empowered to violate rule 4 in case of exigencies-Direct recruitment made to the said posts in 1988 only-Seniority Lists
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