Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 884 · Decided 7 July 2009
Radha Mohan Malakar & ORS. v. Usha Ranjan Bhattacharjee & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 884 · [2009] 10 S.C.R. 454
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4157/2009
- Decided
- 7 July 2009
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
10 S.C.R. 454 RADHA MOHAN MALAKAR & ORS. v. USHA RANJAN BHATTACHARJEE & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 4157 of 2009) JULY 7. 2'109 [R.V. RAVEENDRAN AND MARKANDEY KATJU, JJ.) Service Law - Seniority- lnter-se seniority between direct recruits and promotees - By Office Memorandum Promotees C of over some of the direct recruits - Single Judge of High Court negated the claim - Division Bench of D High court accepted the claim, holding that the Office Memorandum was contrary to r. 28(iii) of Civil Services Rules - On appeal, held: Direct recruits have to be treated senior to the
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