State Of Gujarat vs C. G. Desai And Others on 13 November, 1973
5. It is contended by counsel for the Junior Engineers who are the appellants before us, relying on the decision we have earlier referred to, namely, The State of Gujarat v. C.G. Desai (supra) that if the date of up gradation is prior to the date of commencement of probation of the regular Junior Engineers, such upgraded Junior Engineers cannot be treated as seniors to the directly recruited Junior Engineers and promotions cannot be ordered on that footing. This grievance may be or may not be but it is impossible to hold that there is, anything arbitrary or violative of Article 14.