https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470797 Regular promotions made through constituted selection processes against existing vacancies cannot be treated as ad hoc or interim where the applicable procedure permitted selection from lower grades, posts were interchangeable, and lien was recognised on higher posts. Seniority must therefore be computed from promotions to Instructor/Chargeman-C and Chargeman-B. Retrospective Rule 328(2) could not validly nullify those regular promotions or accrued service rights without a rational and legitimate objective. Its application against affected and similarly placed employees was arbitrary, requiring recognition of seniority based on the regular promotions. en-us Wed, 11 Jan 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:39:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470797 Regular promotions made through constituted selection processes against existing vacancies cannot be treated as ad hoc or interim where the applicable procedure permitted selection from lower grades, posts were interchangeable, and lien was recognised on higher posts. Seniority must therefore be computed from promotions to Instructor/Chargeman-C and Chargeman-B. Retrospective Rule 328(2) could not validly nullify those regular promotions or accrued service rights without a rational and legitimate objective. Its application against affected and similarly placed employees was arbitrary, requiring recognition of seniority based on the regular promotions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 Jan 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470797