Section 21(4) in U.P. Irrigation Department Research Supervisors Service Rules, 1982
(4)Where appointments are made both by promotion and direct recruitment or from more than one source and the respective quota of the sources is prescribed the inter se seniority shall be determined by arranging the names in a cyclic order, in a combined list, prepared in accordance with Rule 17:Provided that,-(i)where appointments from any source are made in excess of the prescribed quota, the persons appointed in excess of quota shall be pushed down, for seniority, to subsequent year or years in which there are vacancies in accordance with the quota;(ii)where appointments from any source fall short of the prescribed quota and appointment against such unfilled vacancies are made in subsequent year or years, the persons so appointed shall not get seniority of any earlier year but shall get the seniority of the year in which their appointments are made, so however, that in the combined list of that year, to be prepared under this rule, then names shall be placed at the top followed by the names, in the cyclic order of the other appointees.
