https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168206 Appointments made according to the Recruitment Rules count for seniority from the date of such appointment, while ad hoc or stop-gap appointments made dehors the rules do not confer seniority. On that principle, direct recruits were entitled to rank above ad hoc promotees appointed without compliance with the prescribed procedure and without Public Service Commission approval. A challenge to the basis of a seniority list was not defeated by non-joinder of every affected promotee, because the State was the necessary party and some promotees had been impleaded. A challenge filed soon after issuance of the final seniority list was not barred by delay and laches; the seniority list was therefore to be redrawn in accordance with the rules. en-us Fri, 02 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 13:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168206 Appointments made according to the Recruitment Rules count for seniority from the date of such appointment, while ad hoc or stop-gap appointments made dehors the rules do not confer seniority. On that principle, direct recruits were entitled to rank above ad hoc promotees appointed without compliance with the prescribed procedure and without Public Service Commission approval. A challenge to the basis of a seniority list was not defeated by non-joinder of every affected promotee, because the State was the necessary party and some promotees had been impleaded. A challenge filed soon after issuance of the final seniority list was not barred by delay and laches; the seniority list was therefore to be redrawn in accordance with the rules. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 02 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168206