Section 15(3) in The M.P. State University Service Rules, 1983
(3)The names of the officers included in the list shall be arranged in order of seniority in the Service or posts, as specified in column (3) of Schedule III at the time of preparation of such select list :Provided that any junior officer, who in the opinion of the Committee, is of exceptional merit and suitability, may be assigned in the list a higher place than that of officers senior to him, after recording reasons.Explanation. - A person whose name is included in a select list but who is not promoted during the validity of the list, shall have no claim to seniority over those considered in a subsequent selection merely by the fact of his earlier inclusion in a select list.
