Supreme Court of India

Prof. S.A. Siddiqui v. Prof. M. Wajid Khan and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] 1 S.C.R. 26
Bench Sujata V. Manohar and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 11 January 1999

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Universities : Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920 : Sections 2(k), 5(7), 24, 25 and c 27. Seniority--Professor appointed under Merit Promotion Scheme (MPS) and Professor appointed under general scheme-lnter-se seniority be­ tween-Held : Persons appointed under both the schemes are treated as belonging to the same cadre-Length of continuous service in a grade is the triterion for seniority-Hence, a person who is promoted as Professor earlier under MPS is senior to a person who is appointed later under general scheme-Statutes of Aligarh Muslim University, Statutes 17(2), 27(7), 29(2)(a) and

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