Supreme Court of India

Pramod K. Pankaj v. State of Bihar and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 916
Bench V.N. Khare J.
Decided 20 November 2003

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Service Law : Seniority-Inter se seniority-Determination of-Held: In the absence of any statutory provisions or rules made thereunder or under the proviso to Art. 309 of the Constitution seniority has to be counted from the date of appointment. Seniority-Inter se seniority-Government resolution stipulated acquisition of higher qualification and experience of jive years as conditions for promotion-Implication of-Held: As no date for acquisition of higher qualification had been prescribed by the resolution, in the absence of statutory rules governing the field. seniority had to be reckoned from

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