https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311636 Recruitment rules treated selection and appointment as distinct stages: for direct recruits to the Orissa Forest Service Class II, training did not count as Government service, so seniority ran only from actual appointment after successful training completion. The later 1984 Rules did not retrospectively affect appointments made under the 1959 Rules. On promotions, the one-third quota for promotees could be departed from where the rule allowed Government discretion and the record showed a conscious decision based on administrative exigencies and shortage of direct recruits; the excess promotions were therefore valid and the settled gradation list was left undisturbed. en-us Mon, 18 Jan 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:15:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311636 Recruitment rules treated selection and appointment as distinct stages: for direct recruits to the Orissa Forest Service Class II, training did not count as Government service, so seniority ran only from actual appointment after successful training completion. The later 1984 Rules did not retrospectively affect appointments made under the 1959 Rules. On promotions, the one-third quota for promotees could be departed from where the rule allowed Government discretion and the record showed a conscious decision based on administrative exigencies and shortage of direct recruits; the excess promotions were therefore valid and the settled gradation list was left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Jan 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311636