https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169320 The SC held that the rota-quota principle governed seniority only until the Customs Appraisers Service Class II Recruitment Rules, 1961 came into force. Because the Rules required at least 50% of cadre posts to be filled by direct recruitment without preserving a fixed promotee quota, the earlier rotational seniority basis lost its foundation thereafter. For Appraisers appointed on and from the 1961 Rules, seniority in the all-India combined list was to be determined by continuous officiation, while pre-1961 appointments remained subject to the earlier rota rule. The Tribunal's approach was therefore sustained with limited modification. en-us Wed, 08 May 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:22:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169320 The SC held that the rota-quota principle governed seniority only until the Customs Appraisers Service Class II Recruitment Rules, 1961 came into force. Because the Rules required at least 50% of cadre posts to be filled by direct recruitment without preserving a fixed promotee quota, the earlier rotational seniority basis lost its foundation thereafter. For Appraisers appointed on and from the 1961 Rules, seniority in the all-India combined list was to be determined by continuous officiation, while pre-1961 appointments remained subject to the earlier rota rule. The Tribunal's approach was therefore sustained with limited modification. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 May 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169320