Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 79 · Decided 11 February 1998
Abraham Jacob and Others v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 79 · [1998] 1 S.C.R. 780
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 12386/1996
- Decided
- 11 February 1998
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 309
Headnote
Service Law Inter se Seniority-Assistant Engineers in Telecommunication Department-Direct recruitment till 1969-Set of rules C framed-When the rules were in draft form Asst. Engineers cadre vacancies filled-50% by direct recruit-And 50% by promotion from among Junior Engineers-All these promotions list on merit-­ Challenged before CAT-Order of CAT to prepare fresh list without quota/ rota-On appeal Held: inter se seniority ofpromotees and direct recruits has D to be on rotaUon of vacancies and on quota of vacancies reserved­ Government order of Ministry of Home affairs dated
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