https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168203 Service rules that were materially similar were treated as pari materia, so the principle in Harish Chander Bhatia applied to appointments under the Manipur Police Service Rules, 1965. Officers appointed on an officiating basis under Rule 24 after selection against vacancies were found to be appointed according to rules, not by a mere local arrangement. In the absence of any statutory probation requirement, later confirmation and the words "until further orders" did not defeat seniority from the date of officiating appointment. Continuous officiating service was therefore counted for seniority, and contrary executive practice could not override the rules. en-us Sat, 18 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 12:40:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168203 Service rules that were materially similar were treated as pari materia, so the principle in Harish Chander Bhatia applied to appointments under the Manipur Police Service Rules, 1965. Officers appointed on an officiating basis under Rule 24 after selection against vacancies were found to be appointed according to rules, not by a mere local arrangement. In the absence of any statutory probation requirement, later confirmation and the words "until further orders" did not defeat seniority from the date of officiating appointment. Continuous officiating service was therefore counted for seniority, and contrary executive practice could not override the rules. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 18 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168203