Supreme Court of India

Rudra Kumar Sain and Ors. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 573

Bench G.B. Pattanaik, S. Rajendra Babu, D.P. Mohapatra, B Doraiswamy Raju and Shivaraj V. Patil JJ.

Decided 22 August 2000

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Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970-Rules 8(2), 16 and 17- Seniority-Determination of-Direct recruits and .promotees-Appointment of promotees on temporary posts or on temporary basis on substantive basis under Rules 16 and 17 after due consultation and/or approval of High Court Promotees officiating on promoted posts for long duration-Held, seniority should be determined including the period of their continuous officiation in the promoted post-Such promotions are not fortuitous/ad hoc/stop gap Service law-Promotions. Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970-Rules 2(b)(d)(e) and 16-

Authorities it was built on

1969 Chandramouleshwar Prasad v. Patna High Court & Ors. cited by 26

Where later benches applied it

2021 Neelima Srivastava v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2021 Rashi Mani Mishra and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others referred to
2016 V. Venkata Prasad & Ors. v. High Court of A.P. & Ors. referred to
2015 Secretary, Minor Irrigation Deptt. & R.E.S. v. Narendra Kumar Tri Path I referred to
2013 Debabrata Dash and Anr. v. Jatindra Prasad Das & Ors. referred to
2010 Ch. Narayana Rao v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2012 State of Haryana and Ors. v. Vijay Singh and Ors. mentioned
2019 Kum C. Yamini v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. not applicable

Of those, 6 referred to · 1 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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