https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302084 The Supreme Court addressed the issue of inter se seniority between promotees and direct recruits as Asstt. Conservators of Forest. The Court declared Rule 3(h) and Rule 24 of the U.P. Forest Services Rules, 1952, illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. It ruled that the continuous length of service of promotees from the date of initial promotion cannot be counted towards seniority. The seniority of promotees will be counted from the respective dates of appointment to substantive posts, while direct recruits' seniority will be from the date of discharging duties. The writ petitions were allowed, and seniority will be determined as per relevant rules. en-us Tue, 06 Nov 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:25:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302084 The Supreme Court addressed the issue of inter se seniority between promotees and direct recruits as Asstt. Conservators of Forest. The Court declared Rule 3(h) and Rule 24 of the U.P. Forest Services Rules, 1952, illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. It ruled that the continuous length of service of promotees from the date of initial promotion cannot be counted towards seniority. The seniority of promotees will be counted from the respective dates of appointment to substantive posts, while direct recruits' seniority will be from the date of discharging duties. The writ petitions were allowed, and seniority will be determined as per relevant rules. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Nov 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302084