Section 23(4)(ii) in The U.P. Food and Civil Supplies (Weights and Measures) Service Rules, 1981
(ii)Where the appointments for any fall short of the prescribed quota and appointments against such unfilled vacancies are made in subsequent year or years the persons so appointed shall not get seniority of any earlier year but shall get the seniority of the year in which their appointments are made, so however, that in the combined list of that year, to be prepared under this rule, their names shall be placed at the top followed by the names in the cyclic order, of the other appointees.