https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460630 Executive integration of Leprosy Inspectors into the public health cadre was valid even without amending the statutory service rules because the order operated within the existing Article 309 framework and did not alter the rules. Once re-designated as Health Inspector Grade IB and absorbed into a common cadre performing the same duties as Health Inspector Grade IA, the employees could not be treated differently on the basis of their original source of recruitment. Protection of pre-existing service for seniority, parity in pay, and equal promotional consideration followed from the merger. The denial of seniority and promotion from the date of integration was discriminatory and inconsistent with Articles 14 and 16. en-us Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:58:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460630 Executive integration of Leprosy Inspectors into the public health cadre was valid even without amending the statutory service rules because the order operated within the existing Article 309 framework and did not alter the rules. Once re-designated as Health Inspector Grade IB and absorbed into a common cadre performing the same duties as Health Inspector Grade IA, the employees could not be treated differently on the basis of their original source of recruitment. Protection of pre-existing service for seniority, parity in pay, and equal promotional consideration followed from the merger. The denial of seniority and promotion from the date of integration was discriminatory and inconsistent with Articles 14 and 16. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460630