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ARIJIT BANERJEE, KAUSIK CHANDA
Subir Nag – Appellant
Versus
Nazrul Islam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Kausik Chanda, J.
The dispute between the appellant and respondent no.1 revolves around an appointment to a promotional post namely, Head Assistant under the Nadia Zilla Parishad.
2. The relevant undisputed facts may be summarised as follows.
3. The appellant was initially appointed as a Lower Division Assistant on July 3, 1990. Thereafter he was promoted as an Upper Division Assistant with effect from July 2, 2008. The respondent no.1 was appointed as a Lower Division Assistant on November 17, 1999, and he was also promoted as an Upper Division Assistant with effect from the same date. In the gradation list, however, the appellant was placed above respondent no.1 on the basis of his seniority as per the initial date of appointment.
4. The relevant Zilla Parishad, thereafter, initiated the proceedings for the appointment of Head Assistant, which was the next promotional post from Upper Division Assistant.
5. When the admit cards were issued to the prospective candidates, it was mentioned therein that the recruitment will be in terms of the notifications no.2247/PN/O/3R-2/96 dated 20th May 1997 and no.3734/PN/O/III/2E-62/09 dated 3rd July 2012 of P&RD Department, Govt. of W.B.
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The main legal point established in the judgment is that statutory rules prevail over executive instructions, and an executive instruction cannot substantially alter the recruitment procedure establi....
Promotion based on merit must be prioritized over seniority, requiring a comparative assessment of candidates' qualifications and service records.
Promotion from Class-IV to Junior Assistant follows seniority-cum-merit among those qualifying typing test at 30+ wpm; higher speeds do not justify superseding seniors absent rule prescription.
Promotions must be made in accordance with the merit-cum-seniority list prepared as per Rule 3 of G.O.Ms.No.15 dated 26.01.2009, and ignoring seniority to promote juniors is a violation of the rule p....
The court established that promotions must adhere to seniority rules based on continuous service, invalidating promotions conducted without a proper inter-se seniority list.
Eligible junior's vested right to promotion precedes seniors' conditional consideration under relaxatory note in recruitment rules.
Seniority in public service must be determined by the date of first appointment, not by roster points, as per statutory rules.
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