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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
R.I.CHAGLA, ADVAIT M.SETHNA
Bipin Vasant Shinde – Appellant
Versus
Pune Municipal Corporation through Municipal Commissioner – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ challenges dpc order denying promotion. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. parties' initial je appointments and promotions. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 17) |
| 3. 2004 gr struck down; slp pending. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 4. 2014 rules and grs govern seniority. (Para 16 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 5. 2024 list seniors petitioners; dpc ignores. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 6. feeder cadre seniority per 2014 rules prevails. (Para 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46) |
| 7. initial joining date rectifies past errors. (Para 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67) |
| 8. entry date over qualification for seniority. (Para 68 , 69 , 70 , 71) |
| 9. seniority-cum-merit from feeder cadre mandatory. (Para 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80) |
| 10. gr 2021 limited to reserved categories. (Para 81 , 82 , 83 , 84) |
| 11. dpc order non-speaking; govt letters not binding. (Para 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90) |
| 12. final lists not disturbed without challenge. (Para 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95) |
| 13. quash dpc; implement 2024 seniority list. (Para 96 , 97 , 98) |
JUDGMENT :
ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.
Prologue :-
1. T
Promotions on seniority-cum-merit basis require using final seniority list of feeder cadre from immediately preceding year; initial joining date irrelevant; non-speaking orders invalid; settled lists....
General category candidates senior in feeder cadre regain inter se seniority over earlier promoted reserved category roster-point promotees in higher cadre via catch-up rule, absent rules for consequ....
The court held that settled seniority cannot be disturbed after a long period, emphasizing the principle of res judicata and the limits of administrative power in altering promotion dates.
Point of Law : 10. Court should not embark upon on and enquiry into the merits of the case and that writ petition should be dismissed on the ground of laches alone.
The court established that seniority must be determined by the date of first appointment, and settled seniority cannot be revised after a significant delay.
Revisions to seniority lists in public service must comply with established legal principles regarding merit and prior judicial directives, preserving previously established ranks unless lawfully cha....
(1) There is one cadre of Junior Engineers in Minor Irrigation Department and there has to be one seniority list of Junior Engineers. It is seniority list of cadre of Junior Engineers which would be ....
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