Supreme Court of India

M. Srinivasa Prasad and Ors. v. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 4 S.C.R. 520
Bench H.K. Sema and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 29 March 2007

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Service Law: Seniority-Determination of-Seniority of direct recruits to the post of Section Officer on passing examination-Claim that the initial appointment on probation to be reckoned towards the seniority-Recruitment Rules silent about the determination of inter se seniority-standing Orders issued by executive instruction to fill the gap unfilled by statutory Rules-Enforceability of-Held: Executive instructions can supplement the statutory Rules-Furth~r. it cannot be said that seniority is to be reckoned from the date of appointment. Comptroller and Auditor General's Manual of Standing

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