Section 22 in The Assam Technical Education Service Rules, 1981
22. Seniority.
(1)The seniority of a member in a cadre, appointed by direct recruitment or by promotion shall be determined according to the order of merit in the respective Select List, if he joins the appointment within 15 days from the date of receipt of the order or within the extended period as mentioned in Rule 19.(2)If a member fails to join the appointment within the initial 13 days of receipt of the order or within the extended period as mentioned in Rule 19 but joins later, his seniority shall be determined in accordance with the date of joining.(3)A member appointed by promotion in a year shall be senior to a member appointed by direct recruitment in that year.(4)The seniority of officers recruited for special post and/or continuing as such shall be determined by special orders of the Government.(5)The seniority of members of a cadre mentioned in Rule 3 (1) but belonging to different branches of the cadre shall be determined in accordance with the date of joining. But in case two or more members join on the same date, their inter se seniority shall be determined in accordance with the date of birth.
