Supreme Court of India

Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 13 S.C.R. 91
Bench A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ.
Decided 3 October 2018

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Service Law: Inter-se seniority – Between three streams of Superior Judicial Service i.e. promotees, direct recruits and out of tu rn promotees – In the seniority list promotee officers were placed at serial Nos. 1 to 14; at serial Nos. 15 and 16 were direct recruits; out of turn promotees at serial Nos. 17 to 24 and at serial Nos. 25 to 35 were direct recr uits – Writ petition by direct recruits and out of turn promotees challenging the seniority list – High Court allowing the petitions held that the promotees were in excess of quota and henc e should be treated as ad hoc and placed at the

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