https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308023 The earlier directions were read as treating promotees as regularly appointed members of Grade IV from the date of their continuous officiation, because the reasoning rested on long and uninterrupted service, absence of reversion, and the unfairness of denying seniority after years of duty and pay. The expression "posts" was understood broadly and was not confined to cadre posts; the text did not distinguish between cadre and ex-cadre appointments. On that basis, the whole period of continuous officiation in Grade IV, whether in cadre or ex-cadre posts, had to be counted for seniority, and any narrower reading would contradict the plain language and create arbitrary results. en-us Wed, 29 Apr 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 May 2023 11:07:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308023 The earlier directions were read as treating promotees as regularly appointed members of Grade IV from the date of their continuous officiation, because the reasoning rested on long and uninterrupted service, absence of reversion, and the unfairness of denying seniority after years of duty and pay. The expression "posts" was understood broadly and was not confined to cadre posts; the text did not distinguish between cadre and ex-cadre appointments. On that basis, the whole period of continuous officiation in Grade IV, whether in cadre or ex-cadre posts, had to be counted for seniority, and any narrower reading would contradict the plain language and create arbitrary results. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Apr 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308023