Supreme Court of India
D.P. Das v. Union of India and Ors.
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We are of the considered view that the UPSC has adopted a rational approach and the Tribunal has not flawed in accepting the same
Judgment, page 10
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Service Law - Seniority - lnter-se seniority of direct recruits - Determination of - Held: Seniority is an incidence of service and where the service rules prescribe the method c of its computation, it is squarely governed by such rules - In absence of a rule governing seniority, an executive order may be issued to fill up the gap - Only in the absence of a rule or executive instructions, the court may have to evolve a fair and just principle of seniority, which could be applied in the facts and circumstances of the case - In the instant case, no record has been brought before the Court to
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