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
Legal Issues
- 1 Inter-se seniority between direct recruits and promotees
- 2 Applicability of carry forward rule
- 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
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