Transport--New Rule 3 (2) inserted in the General
Rule--Stipulating seniority-cum-merit as basis--- Special
Rules providing selection as basis--Whether the General ... about his recruitment by way of
promotion on the basis of seniority-cum-merit and that the
earlier Special Rules which contemplated the promotion
seniority-cum-merit':-
" With regard to promotion the
normal principles are either merit-
cum-seniority or seniority-cum-
merit. seniority-cum-merit means ... merit' and to delineate the
fine distinction between the criterion of 'seniority-cum-
merit' and the criterion of 'merit-cum-seniority
seniority-cum-merit and merit in the proportion
of 50:50, the following cyclic order shall be
followed:
The first vacancy by seniority-cum-merit ... seniority-
cum-merit.
(ii) second promotion on the basis of
seniority-cum-merit and merit in the proportion of
50:50;
(c) in Services
promotion.
These vacancies are to be filled by seniority-cum-merit and
merit. If the vacancies, for the reasons stated, remained
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unfilled they ... Rules
and their purpose is to make promotions on merit or merit-cum-
seniority. Their prescribed proportion of 50:50 has to be
maintained. When
seniority-cum-merit laid greater emphasis on
seniority, the principle of merit-cum-seniority laid greater emphasis on
merit and ability, with seniority playing ... that principles of seniority-cum-merit and merit-cum-seniority
are conceptually different and that in seniority-cum-merit greater
emphasis is on seniority though
basis of seniority-cum-merit. As 42
marks out of 100 were earmarked for seniority, the principle of seniority-
cum-merit was given ... principles of seniority-cum-merit and merit-cum-seniority are
conceptually different. For the former, greater emphasis is laid in
seniority, though
criteria of "seniority-cum-merit" and "merit-cum-seniority"
which take into account seniority as well as merit seek to
achieve ... seniority-cum-
merit' lays greater emphasis on seniority, 'merit-cum-seniority'
laid greater emphasis on merit and ability and seniority plays
basis of
seniority-cum-merit shall rank senior to those
appointed by promotion on the basis of merit;
the seniority inter se of persons appointed ... first by merit.
The next by seniority-cum-merit.
The next by merit.
The next by one by Seniority-cum-Merit
The cycle
seniority-cum-merit
and merit in the proportion of 50:50 the
following cyclic order shall be followed
The first vacancy by seniority-cum-merit ... seniority-cum-merit and/or on the
basis of merit as the case may be, shall be
arranged in the order of' seniority
principles of seniority-cum-merit
and merit-cum-seniority are completely different.
For the former, greater emphasis is laid on
seniority though ... seniority-cum-merit is different from the criterion of
merit and also the criterion of merit-cum-seniority. Where
the promotion is based on seniority
