Section 208(2) in The Naval Ceremonial, Conditions Of Service And Miscellaneous Regulations, 1964
(2)Officers other than executive officers shall rank with each other and with executive officers according to rank and seniority.[(2-A) For inter-se-seniority among officers holding the rank of Commander, those promoted by selection against the authorised cadre of Commanders shall rank higher than those promoted by time-scale and held in a separate "non-selection" list. Officers promoted to the acting rank of Commander before completing 24 years' service and made substantive by time-scale while holding the rank of acting Commander on completing 24 years service, shall rank and command among officers promoted by selection according to the date of substantive promotion to the rank of Commander.] [Substitued by S.R.O. 3-E, dated 24th March, 1966.]
