February 2006, Rule 5 of the Seniority Rules provided as follows:
"5. Joint inter se seniority of confirmed employees in
categories of equal status ... submitted that Rule 3 of the Seniority Rules
was specific to fixing inter-se seniority among 'confirmed employees' and
not Rule 5A which
confirmed as Executive Engineers and placed in the third list of confirmed Executive Engineers. It is this necessity to preserve the seniority of Class ... confirm the petitioner and put his date of confirmation below the date of confirmation of the respondent No. 9. A mistaken order of confirmation
confirmations. There areinstances of persons who were confirmed as Sub-Inspectors thoughlacking some qualification. Much confusion also prevailed as to themode of reckoning seniority ... confirmed as Assistant sub inspector on 8/05/1952. Harpal Singh was confirmed as AssistantSub-Inspector on 8/05/1953. He was confirmed
January 4, 1972 Government decided to review the cases of seniority, confirmation and promotion of various categories of staff to bring it in accord with ... also with regard to the conditions of service including determination of seniority, confirmation, promotion, disciplinary matters, removal, retirement, etc., which were more or less
short 'the Rules') which govern the recruitment, promotion, confirmation, seniority and other conditions of service for officers appointed to the Service were framed
rank on the same day, till seniority is finally settled by
confirmation. The seniority of direct recruits in all ranks
except Sub-Inspectors (Ex.) appointed ... under Rule 19(ii) of the „Delhi Police (Promotion &
Confirmation) Rules,1980‟ seniority would be by placing their names at the
bottom
Rules') which govern the recruitment, promotion, confirmation, seniority and other conditions of service turn officers appointed to the said Service, were framed vide Notification
they are recruited, the recruits of an earlier examination. On confirmation, their inter-se seniority shall be regulated in the order in which they ... confirmed.
* Provided that the seniority of persons recruited through the competitive examinations held by commission-
(i) in whose case officers of appointment are revived after
confirmation.
7. In 1977 the then Chief Justice placed the question of confirmation of Class IV employees before the Administrative Committee. At that time confirmation ... sheer administrative discretion. There are no rules regarding appointment, confirmation, seniority or promotion. The result is that ad-hocism is writ large in this regard
remuneration (including allowances), pension and other retirement benefits;
(ii) tenure including confirmation, seniority, promotion, reversion, premature retirement and superannuation;
(iii) leave of any kind
