Section 98(98) in The Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987
98.1Inter se seniority in posts of enrolled members of the Force filled up partly by direct recruitment and partly promotion shall be so determined as not to disturb the inter se seniority of direct recruits and promotees. Criterion for determination of such seniority shall be the date of promotion in the case of promotees and the date of joining the working post as referred to in sub-rule (2) of rule 94 in the case of direct recruits. When the dated of entry into a grade of a promoted enrolled member of the Force and a direct recruit are the same, they shall be gives alternative positions starting with promotees eg. 1 promotee II - Direct recruits, III - promotees, IV -Direct recruits and so on. This rule shall apply to reqruitments both in initial and intermediate grades.
