Supreme Court of India

State of Uttarakhand & Anr. v. Archanan Shukla & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 15 S.C.R. 615
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and Chandramauli Kr. Prasad JJ.
Decided 20 July 2011

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SERVICE LAW: Seniority - Employees appointed on ad hoc basis in 1988 - Their services regularised in 2004 - Claim for benefit c of service from 1988 to 2004 for the purpose of seniority - Held: Admittedly, the employees were appointed after - selection under the Regularization Rules in the year 2004 - Therefore, they can get seniority only from the year 2004 and not from 1988 - The rule is clear - When there is a conflict between Jaw and equity, it is the law which has to prevail in accordance with the maxim, 'dura lex sed Jex'. which means , 'the law is hard but is the law' - Equity can only

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