https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263448 The High Court ruled in favor of a respondent, placing them above Batch No.17 officers in a seniority dispute involving Assistant Commandants in BSF. The Court emphasized the clear and unambiguous language of Rule 3 of the Border Security Force Rules, stating that the proviso should be interpreted narrowly as an exception. It highlighted that statutory provisions causing hardship cannot be altered by the Court, reaffirming the principle of not adding or subtracting words in statutory interpretation. The Court dismissed the appeals, finding no merit in altering the established seniority ranking. en-us Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:49:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263448 The High Court ruled in favor of a respondent, placing them above Batch No.17 officers in a seniority dispute involving Assistant Commandants in BSF. The Court emphasized the clear and unambiguous language of Rule 3 of the Border Security Force Rules, stating that the proviso should be interpreted narrowly as an exception. It highlighted that statutory provisions causing hardship cannot be altered by the Court, reaffirming the principle of not adding or subtracting words in statutory interpretation. The Court dismissed the appeals, finding no merit in altering the established seniority ranking. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263448