Supreme Court of India
S. Sumnyan & Ors. v. Limi Niri & Ors.
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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.
What the Court ordered
We hold that: (A) Once an incumbent is appointed to a post according to rule, his seniority has to be counted from the date of his appointment and not according to the date of his confirmation
Judgment, page 24
From the headnote
Service law: Arunachal Pradesh Administration [Public Works c Department] Group-8 Post Recruitment Rules, 1983 - Seniority benefit - Appointment of appellants as Assistant Engineers on temporary and ad-hoc basis by State Government under the Rules - Subsequently constitution of State Public Service Commission - Completion of two years 0 probation period by appellants - Recommendation ofthe Commission - Regularisation of services of appellants from the date of initial appointment - Meanwhile, respondent no. 1 appointed as Assistant Engineer on regular basis and on probation for period of two
Where later benches applied it
- 2012 State of Haryana and Ors. v. Vijay Singh and Ors.
- 2011 State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Satyavrata Taran
Of those, 2 mentioned
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