basis of original date of appointment and that no benefit of consequential seniority to earlier promoted SC/ST employees be allowed. The applicants seek ... promotion by virtue of rule of reservation/roster, be entitled to consequential seniority also; and
b) The above decision shall be effective from 17th June
between the cadre seniority maintained in the division and the inter
se seniority. The integrated seniority is not a regular seniority. It is made ... below in seniority on the promoted posts because of
conferment of accelerated seniority to the reserved category
employees. Surely, for seeking seniority over and above
held
that "in the absence of any provision for consequential seniority in the
rules, the `catch up rule' will be applicable ... will not affect financial benefits already taken. Consequential
promotions granted to serving employees, based on consequential
seniority benefit, will be treated
implemented by the Government vide O.M. dated 21.1.2002 providing consequential seniority to the SC/ST.
3. General category candidates were promoted ... candidates and providing the consequential seniority to the reserved category employees. Another seniority list dated 4.9.2002 also provided consequential seniority to the employees
make any provision for
reservation in the matter of promotion, with consequential
seniority, to any class or classes of posts, in the services
under ... seniority is automatically accelerated at an
unprecedented rate and as on 1-4-2004 his seniority rank
as ADE is 150 and seniority
been raised in respect
of grant of reservation in promotion and consequential seniority
by challenging the impugned promotion (ad-hoc) order dated
23rd February ... quantifiable data to provide
reservation in the matter of promotion or consequential
seniority. The respondents have also failed to identify the
backwardness of the classes
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provide reservation in the matter
of promotion or to grant consequential seniority and failed to
show reasons to grant reservation in promotion to the post ... basis of seniority-cum-
suitability as per original seniority list in feeder cadre of
Superintendent with all consequential benefits. Hon'ble
Member (Administrative) dissented
Castes _
and the Scheduled Tribes had been enjoying the benefit of
consequential seniority on their promotion on the basis. of rule
of reservation. The judgments ... amendment to Article 16(4A) of the Constitution to provide for
consequential seniority in the case of promotion by. virtue ofrule
of reservation
provision for reservation in the matters of promotion' [with
consequential seniority, to any class] or classes of posts in the
services under the State ... never issued.
(iv) (a) On the basis of the revised seniority, consequential
benefits like promotion, pay, pension, etc. Should be
allowed to the concerned
