In law, the
Supreme Court observed that it was well-settled that ad hoc
appointment, made as a pure stopgap arrangement and not in
accordance with the rules, could not count towards seniority, for
which purpose the Supreme Court relied on the well-known judgment
of the Constitution Bench in Direct Recruit Class II Engineering
72 Order dated 21 July 1994 in CWP 9200/1993
Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 11693/2019 and other connected matters Page 77 of 85Digitally Signed By:AJITKUMARSigning Date:16.04.202513:49:32Officers Assn. v State of Maharashtra73. What is more important,
however, is the reasoning, contained in para 25 of the report, while
applying the law declared in Direct Recruits: