Supreme Court of India

Suresh Chandra Jha v. State of Bihar and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 831
Bench Arijit Pasa Y At and Lokeshwar Singh Pant A JJ.
Decided 10 November 2006

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Service Law: Seniority-Determining factor-Ranking in the merit (ist vis-a-vis date of joining-Held: Jn the absence of rules governing the field, the placement in merit list is determinative of seniority and not the date of joining-Bihar Private Engineering College Control Act, 1990-Sections 5(2),(3). Appellants and several others had applied for the post of Assistant in a Private Institution. Five persons including appellant and respondent no.8 were appointed. Appellant joined two days after the joining of Respondent no.8. On the basis of Section 5(2) of the Bihar Private Engineering College

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