https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309730 The SC allowed the appeals, setting aside the HC judgment and holding that promotees occupied non-substantive (officiating/temporary) posts and were junior to direct recruits who held substantive appointments in clear vacancies. Regularization did not retroactively create substantive status or alter seniority where rules under Art. 309 applied. The validity of direct recruitment stood. Seniority must be determined by substantive appointment and confirmation dates under the Seniority Rules, and the amended quota provision did not prevent filling the cadre or affect initial seniority determinations. en-us Thu, 03 May 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309730 The SC allowed the appeals, setting aside the HC judgment and holding that promotees occupied non-substantive (officiating/temporary) posts and were junior to direct recruits who held substantive appointments in clear vacancies. Regularization did not retroactively create substantive status or alter seniority where rules under Art. 309 applied. The validity of direct recruitment stood. Seniority must be determined by substantive appointment and confirmation dates under the Seniority Rules, and the amended quota provision did not prevent filling the cadre or affect initial seniority determinations. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 May 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309730