https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169475 A statutory public authority that repeatedly represented to trainee engineers that they would be absorbed in regular service was bound by promissory estoppel and could not defeat regularisation by relying on its own service rules after the engineers altered their position and served the authority. Regular appointment was therefore directed. On seniority, the appellants were entitled to appointment in the appropriate cadre, with protection against being placed above earlier permanent or temporary recruits, while remaining senior to recruits appointed during the pendency of the appeals. The Court also adjusted relief to avoid prejudice to persons not before it. en-us Wed, 08 May 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169475 A statutory public authority that repeatedly represented to trainee engineers that they would be absorbed in regular service was bound by promissory estoppel and could not defeat regularisation by relying on its own service rules after the engineers altered their position and served the authority. Regular appointment was therefore directed. On seniority, the appellants were entitled to appointment in the appropriate cadre, with protection against being placed above earlier permanent or temporary recruits, while remaining senior to recruits appointed during the pendency of the appeals. The Court also adjusted relief to avoid prejudice to persons not before it. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 May 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169475