M.S.L. PATIL, ASTT. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, SOLARPUR (MAHARASHTRA) ETC. versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ETC.

M.S.L. PATIL, ASTT. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, SOLARPUR (MAHARASHTRA) ETC. versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ETC.

Direct recruit and promotee seniority must follow the quota prescribed by rules; promotees appointed in excess of quota do not get seniority for their full length of service but are fitted into seniority lists as per quota and rules; carry forward rule does not apply in this context.

Parties
Petitioner: M.S.L. Patil, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Solarpur (Maharashtra); Respondent: State of Maharashtra; Advocate: Raju Ramachandran; Advocate: L.N. Rao
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
23 October 1996
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Order on SLP
Outcome
Petitions dismissed
Legal Topics
Seniority, Direct Recruits, Promotees, Quota, Carry Forward, Civil Services (regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1982

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Parties

M.S.L. Patil, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Solarpur (Maharashtra)

Petitioner

State of Maharashtra

Respondent

Raju Ramachandran

Advocate

L.N. Rao

Advocate

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Order on SLP

  1. 1 Inter-se seniority between direct recruits and promotees
  2. 2 Applicability of carry forward rule
  3. 3 Excess appointment beyond quota

Ratio Decidendi

Direct recruit and promotee seniority must follow the quota prescribed by rules; promotees appointed in excess of quota do not get seniority for their full length of service but are fitted into seniority lists as per quota and rules; carry forward rule does not apply in this context.

Court Disposition

Petitions dismissed

Orders

  • Special Leave Petitions dismissed