A N Prasad vs State Of Karnataka on 28 July, 2023
"However, when different cadres are merged
certain principles have to be borne in mind. These
principles were enunciated in the case of State of
Maharashtra v. Chandrakant Anant Kulkarni (SCR at
P. 678) while considering the question of integration
of government servants allotted to the services of
the new States when the different States of India
were reorganized. This court oted with approval the
principles which had been formulated for effecting
integration of services of different States. These
principles are; In the matter equation of posts, (1)
where there were regularly constituted similar cadres
in the different integrating units the cadres will
ordinarily be integrated on the basis but (2) where
there no such similar cadres, the following factors
will be taken into consideration in determining the
equation of posts: