Supreme Court of India

Pawan Kumar Agrawal & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1622
Bench B.R. Gavai and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 23 April 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the right to be appointed accrued to the appellants on the date of the order of the High Court i.e. on 2nd May 2012.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards the date from which the appellants are entitled to seniority in the cadre of Civil Judge (Junior Division); also whether, the appellants are entitled to seniority over the batch of Judicial Officers appointed on 10.07.2012. Headnotes† Judicial Services – Civil Judge (Junior Division) – Seniority – Appellants selected in the selection process of 2003 were appointed in terms of the order of High Court dtd.02.05.2012 wherein it was also stated that their seniority was to be reckoned from the date of appointment – Delay in appointment by State –

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