https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192693 Service rendered under a fortuitous, temporary or trial promotion could not be counted for seniority unless the appointment was regularised in accordance with the governing recruitment rules, so seniority was to run only from the date of lawful regular appointment. Rule 4A was treated as requiring consultation with the Public Service Commission as a mandatory safeguard where relaxation of the quota rule was sought, and the rule did not validate the impugned promotions on the facts stated. The challenge to the seniority lists was not barred by laches because the affected employees objected once their positions were altered. The seniority lists were therefore liable to be quashed and remade on the basis of regular appointment dates. en-us Wed, 09 Nov 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:25:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192693 Service rendered under a fortuitous, temporary or trial promotion could not be counted for seniority unless the appointment was regularised in accordance with the governing recruitment rules, so seniority was to run only from the date of lawful regular appointment. Rule 4A was treated as requiring consultation with the Public Service Commission as a mandatory safeguard where relaxation of the quota rule was sought, and the rule did not validate the impugned promotions on the facts stated. The challenge to the seniority lists was not barred by laches because the affected employees objected once their positions were altered. The seniority lists were therefore liable to be quashed and remade on the basis of regular appointment dates. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 09 Nov 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192693