https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279649 Seniority for demobilized officers depended on the temporary 1968, 1973 and 1980 service rules, which were designed to benefit officers who had served during the Emergency period and whose appointments fell within those schemes. The 1980 Rules did not revive the earlier regime; they applied only to pending appointments against vacancies covered by the 1973 Rules and could not extend to a person who became a commissioned officer only after the 1973 Rules had expired. Because seniority arises only from a valid rule and must be strictly construed, the respondent, who joined commissioned service after the Emergency and later entered State service, had no accrued or vested right to the claimed benefit. en-us Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:08:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279649 Seniority for demobilized officers depended on the temporary 1968, 1973 and 1980 service rules, which were designed to benefit officers who had served during the Emergency period and whose appointments fell within those schemes. The 1980 Rules did not revive the earlier regime; they applied only to pending appointments against vacancies covered by the 1973 Rules and could not extend to a person who became a commissioned officer only after the 1973 Rules had expired. Because seniority arises only from a valid rule and must be strictly construed, the respondent, who joined commissioned service after the Emergency and later entered State service, had no accrued or vested right to the claimed benefit. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279649