Section 16 in The Assam Finance Service Rules, 1963
16. Seniority.
(1)Class I. - The seniority of the member of Grade I and Grade II shall be determined according to the order of merit in the respective lists prepared and approved under Rules 7(1) and 7(6) respectively.(2)Class II. - The seniority a member in this Class shall be determined according to the order of merit in the list referred to in Rules 7(2) and 9(3), if he joins his appointment within 15 days of the receipt of the order of appointment:Provided that if a member is prevented from joining within this period by circumstances of a public nature or for reasons beyond his control, the Governor may extend it for a further period of 5 days. If a member fails to join within the period so extended 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 through competitive examination in the same batch.Note. - The expression "same batch" shall not be applied in any case where for any reason the promotion list is forwarded by the Commission more than 90 days after the competitive examination list.
