Supreme Court of India

H.s.sidhu v. Devendra Bapna & Ors.

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Reported as [2015] 9 S.C.R. 456
Bench Dipak Misra and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 9 September 2015

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Resultantly, the appeals are allowed and the judgment and orders passed by the learned Single Judge as well as by the Divisioi'I Bench of the High Cpurt are set aside.

Judgment, page 11

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Service law- Seniority- Fixation of - Two Direct recruits- Assistant Directors, promoted to the post of Deputy Director - In the cadre, 1st respondent treated as senior to appellant - Thereafter, for the post of Joint Director, Departmental Promotion Committee (DCP) placed appellant as senior to 1st respondent- Both allowed to officiate as Joint Director- 1st respondent challenged the determination of seniority in the cadre of Joint Director - During pendency, appellant promoted temporan"fy to officiate as Director - 1st respondent challenged the same - Single Judge held that 1st respondent

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