Section 12 in National Housing Bank (Officers') Service Regulations, 1997
12. Seniority.
(1)Each year, the Bank shall prepare a list of officers in its service showing their names in the order of their seniority on an all India basis and containing such other particulars as the Bank may determine. A copy of such list shall be kept at every branch or office of the Bank.(2)Seniority of an officer in a grade or scale be reckoned with reference to the date of his appointment in the grade or scale. Where there are two or more officers of the same length of service in that grade or scale, their inter-se-seniority shall be reckoned with reference to their seniority in the immediately preceding grade or scale or the previous cadre to which they belonged in the Bank's service. Where two or more officers have the same length of service in such preceding grade or scale or such previous cadre, their seniority shall be determined with reference to their seniority in the Bank in the immediately preceding grade or scale or cadre, as the case may be.(3)Subject to the provision of sub-regulation (2) :(a)the inter-se-seniority of officers directly recruited in a batch to any grade or scale shall be reckoned with reference to the rank allotted to them at the time of such recruitment.(b)If, however, two or more officers have joined on the same date and no rank is allotted to them at the time of their recruitment, seniority in the common seniority list shall be determined on the basis of their date of birth.(c)Inter se seniority of the officers recruited under the general category and reserved category on the same date shall be determined in accordance with the marks obtained by such candidates, without adding notional marks for the reserved candidates.Provided that, the inter-se-seniority of the officers promoted or empanelled for promotion prior to the appointed date shall not be prejudiced.(4)In case of an officer whose probation has been extended, his seniority shall be reckoned just below all the officers, if any, recruited or promoted in the same batch along with him.(5)Seniority of the officers in the service of the Bank on the appointed day shall be determined by the Board having regard to the provisions of this regulation and such other factors as it may consider appropriate for this purpose.
