https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178197 Seniority among promotee Excise Inspectors depended on the actual date, source and criteria of promotion, not on a deemed common date. Officers promoted earlier against vacancies under the unamended rules on merit could not be placed below later promotees appointed under the amended rules on seniority subject to fitness. The High Court erred in treating both groups as if promoted from the same date and in applying the seniority rule on that mistaken factual basis. The Court also held that an interim order cannot be allowed to create a lasting seniority advantage once the underlying challenge fails, and the interim benefit had to be neutralised. en-us Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 20:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178197 Seniority among promotee Excise Inspectors depended on the actual date, source and criteria of promotion, not on a deemed common date. Officers promoted earlier against vacancies under the unamended rules on merit could not be placed below later promotees appointed under the amended rules on seniority subject to fitness. The High Court erred in treating both groups as if promoted from the same date and in applying the seniority rule on that mistaken factual basis. The Court also held that an interim order cannot be allowed to create a lasting seniority advantage once the underlying challenge fails, and the interim benefit had to be neutralised. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178197