https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169825 The proviso to Article 309 permits creation of a unified service by merging existing cadres where the posts are comparable in pay, qualifications and functional field; the merger of the Central Labour Service was therefore valid and did not violate Articles 14 or 16. Seniority based on length of regular continuous service, with protection of inter se seniority within the original cadres, was a permissible arrangement, and any reduction in promotional prospects was not, by itself, a ground to invalidate the rules. The challenge to the Central Labour Service Rules, 1987 failed. en-us Wed, 15 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:28:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169825 The proviso to Article 309 permits creation of a unified service by merging existing cadres where the posts are comparable in pay, qualifications and functional field; the merger of the Central Labour Service was therefore valid and did not violate Articles 14 or 16. Seniority based on length of regular continuous service, with protection of inter se seniority within the original cadres, was a permissible arrangement, and any reduction in promotional prospects was not, by itself, a ground to invalidate the rules. The challenge to the Central Labour Service Rules, 1987 failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 15 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169825