https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169321 Where service rules prescribe recruitment from two sources under a fixed quota, seniority in the cadre must follow that quota and not merely the date of appointment. Promotions made beyond the promotional quota do not confer a superior seniority claim over recruits appointed within their lawful share. The quota arrangement remained operative on the facts discussed, and temporary posts did not take the cadre outside its reach. A later observation about a three-year carry forward period was treated as context-specific and incapable of overriding the binding earlier ruling on the same cadre rules under Article 141. The governing principle was that the quota rule must be strictly applied for appointment and seniority. en-us Tue, 11 Aug 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:40:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169321 Where service rules prescribe recruitment from two sources under a fixed quota, seniority in the cadre must follow that quota and not merely the date of appointment. Promotions made beyond the promotional quota do not confer a superior seniority claim over recruits appointed within their lawful share. The quota arrangement remained operative on the facts discussed, and temporary posts did not take the cadre outside its reach. A later observation about a three-year carry forward period was treated as context-specific and incapable of overriding the binding earlier ruling on the same cadre rules under Article 141. The governing principle was that the quota rule must be strictly applied for appointment and seniority. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Aug 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169321