https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184582 A special statutory service regime governing Development Authorities' seniority prevails over general seniority rules framed under Article 309, because general rules yield where a specific statutory framework already occupies the field. The applicable principle is generalia specialibus non derogant. Ad hoc promotion or officiation on a non-existent or non-cadre post does not count for inter se seniority unless the governing rules expressly permit it. Seniority is therefore determined by continuous service on similar posts from the date of initial appointment, not by a temporary elevation in a stop-gap capacity. en-us Fri, 18 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184582 A special statutory service regime governing Development Authorities' seniority prevails over general seniority rules framed under Article 309, because general rules yield where a specific statutory framework already occupies the field. The applicable principle is generalia specialibus non derogant. Ad hoc promotion or officiation on a non-existent or non-cadre post does not count for inter se seniority unless the governing rules expressly permit it. Seniority is therefore determined by continuous service on similar posts from the date of initial appointment, not by a temporary elevation in a stop-gap capacity. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184582