https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184589 The Supreme Court held that the seniority of Lower Division Clerks should be based on length of service, not confirmation as per the Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service Rules, 1968. The Court emphasized that rules could not retrospectively affect existing rights and that seniority should follow the principle of length of service, as established before the Rules. Precedents were cited to support the argument against retrospective alteration of seniority regulations. Consequently, the Court allowed the appeals, overturning the High Court's decision and reinstating the single Judge's ruling in favor of determining seniority based on length of service. en-us Tue, 21 Feb 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:50:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184589 The Supreme Court held that the seniority of Lower Division Clerks should be based on length of service, not confirmation as per the Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service Rules, 1968. The Court emphasized that rules could not retrospectively affect existing rights and that seniority should follow the principle of length of service, as established before the Rules. Precedents were cited to support the argument against retrospective alteration of seniority regulations. Consequently, the Court allowed the appeals, overturning the High Court's decision and reinstating the single Judge's ruling in favor of determining seniority based on length of service. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 Feb 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184589