Section 11 in The Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Class III) Service Rules, 1989
11. Seniority of members of Service.
- The seniority inter se of the members of the Service in each cadre shall be determined by the length of continuous service on a post in that cadre of the Service:Provided that in the case of members appointed by direct appointment who join within the period specified in the order of appointment or within such period as may be extended from time to time by the appointing authority subject to a maximum period of four months from the date of order of appointment, the seniority based on the order of merit determined by the recruiting authority, shall not be disturbed :Provided further that in case a candidate is permitted to join the Service after the expiry of the said period of four months in consultation with the recruiting authority, his seniority shall be determined from the date he joins the Service :Provided further that in case a candidate of the next selection has joined the Service before the candidate referred to in the preceding proviso joins, the candidate so referred shall be placed below all the candidates of the next selection who join within the time specified in the first proviso :Provided further that in the case of two members appointed on the same date, their seniority shall be determined as follows :-(a)a member recruited by direct appointment shall be senior to a member recruited otherwise;(b)a member appointed by promotion shall be senior to a member appointed by transfer;(c)in the case of members appointed by promotion or transfer, seniority shall be determined according to the seniority of such members in the appointments from which they were promoted or transferred; and(d)in the case of members appointed by transfer from different cadres, their seniority shall be determined according to pay, preference being given to a member who was drawn a higher rate of pay in his previous appointment, and if the rate of pay drawing are also the same, then by their length of service in those appointments; and if the length of such service is also the same an older member shall be senior to a younger member.Note. - Seniority of members of the Service appointed on purely provisional basis or on daily wages shall be determined as and when they are regularly appointed keeping in view the date of such regular appointment.
