from April 25, 1964.
23. The inter se seniority on integration was to be decided by Clause 2 (ii) of the Memorandum dated October ... fair and just principle for determining their inter se seniority in the integrated service. So, the principle of length of continuous service from the date
could not stand. However, learned Single Judge further directed that a joint seniority list of all the Extension Officers of both the categories be drawn ... Officer) and then promotion to promotional posts be made from the integrated seniority list so published. It was further directed to frame the Service Rules
Tribes (Plains) community. It is submitted that since the provisional Zonal Integrated Seniority List of Matriculate or Equivalent Class IV employee
merger of two or more establishments or integration of two or more cadres the inter se seniority amongst the employees in the merged establishment ... might provide for the principles and manner in which the seniority of the integrated employees are to be determined. Needless to say such rules
Rules to reiterate,
had been prescribed to determine the inter se seniority of the teachers in the
respective cadre existing in the service ... prospective members of the service were to be integrated school-wise and
their inter se seniority were to be accordingly fixed by application
merit with due
regard to seniority and-(1) personality and character, (2) tact, energy
and general intelligence, (3) integrity and (4) previous record of
service ... higher than the
percentage prescribed for seniority. What percentage of marks that
should be given to seniority can also be worked out by taking into
will have to be
integrated into a common cadre and while so doing, the question of their inter se
seniority would surface.,...:.."
As there ... from two sources with a view to integrating
recruits from both sources after the recruitment seniority is determined
from the date of entry into
principle of equality in bringing about integration of non-
clerical with clerical services. We fail to see how integration
of different cadres into one cadre ... equality clause. The integration of non-clerical with
clerical services sought to be effectuated by the Combined
Seniority Scheme cannot in the circumstances be assailed
provincialised teachers in government service and fix their inter se
seniority as also their seniority vis-à-vis the government schools teachers ... teachers, who formed one integrated cadre into two new
cadres. These Rules had to be made as the inter-seniority among
provincialised teachers appointed
determination of seniority.
6. The ratio available in the decision relief upon by Shri Goswami relates to the established principle that the seniority ... Apex Court dealt with the question of seniority of three groups of officers on integration. The Group-A Officers were Graduate Engineers while the Group
