https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=219181 Appointments made under the Assam Police Service Rules were found invalid because the special batch selection exceeded the five per cent quota and bypassed the mandatory recruitment procedure, including the prescribed recommendation and Selection Committee process. The Court held that such appointments were de hors the Rules, but they were not quashed because of the long delay and the service already rendered. Seniority was held to depend on valid appointment under the Rules, so the special batch recruits could not claim prior service benefits, nor could they rely on relaxation or deemed relaxation in the absence of a conscious, proper exercise of that power. en-us Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=219181 Appointments made under the Assam Police Service Rules were found invalid because the special batch selection exceeded the five per cent quota and bypassed the mandatory recruitment procedure, including the prescribed recommendation and Selection Committee process. The Court held that such appointments were de hors the Rules, but they were not quashed because of the long delay and the service already rendered. Seniority was held to depend on valid appointment under the Rules, so the special batch recruits could not claim prior service benefits, nor could they rely on relaxation or deemed relaxation in the absence of a conscious, proper exercise of that power. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=219181