Supreme Court of India

S. Sumnyan & Ors. v. Limi Niri & Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 4 S.C.R. 829
Bench Dr. Mukundakam Sharma and H.L. Dattu JJ.
Decided 20 April 2010

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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

Of those, 2 mentioned

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