Supreme Court of India

M. Thanigivelu v. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Tamil Nadu Electricity Board

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Reported as [2026] 3 S.C.R. 432
Bench Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi JJ.
Decided 11 March 2026

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned above, the present appeals are allowed.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Dispute pertains to inter-se seniority of the Assistant Engineers (Electrical)-directly recruited and internally selected candidates, and what is to be taken as the date of the appointment of the direct recruits. Headnotes† Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Service Regulations, 1967 – Regn 10(9), 87, 97 – Seniority – Inter-se seniority of the Assistant Engineers (Electrical)-directly recruited and internally selected candidates – Date of the appointment of direct recruits – Seniority of direct recruit to be counted from the first date of their joining after which they were

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