Section 38(1) in Jammu and Kashmir Forest (Protection) Force Rules, 2012
(1)Candidates who are sent for initial training to a training school shall rank in seniority in the relevant grade, according to the order of merit obtained at the examination held at the end of training period before being posted against working posts and those who pass examination in the second attempt shall rank junior to those who passed in the first attempt but shall rank senior to those who pass in the next or subsequent batches and where candidates secure equal marks, the seniority shall be determined by the date of birth the elder candidate being senior;
