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PETITIONER:

K.S. VORA AND OTHERS

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS

DATE OF JUDGMENT27/10/1987

BENCH:

MISRA RANGNATH

BENCH:

MISRA RANGNATH

RANGNATHAN, S.

CITATION:

1987 AIR 2348 1988 SCR (1) 611

1988 SCC (1) 311 JT 1987 (4) 179

1987 SCALE (2)835

CITATOR INFO :

R 1988 SC 294 (4)

C 1989 SC1794 (3)

ACT:

Seniority matter of government employees in the Gujarat

Subordinate Secretariat Service-Gujarat Subordinate

Secretariat Service-(Seniority of Assistants) Rules, 1977.

HEADNOTE:

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The appellants had joined the government service as

clerks-cum-typists before the bifurcation, in May, 1960, of

the State of Bombay into Maharashtra and Gujarat States. The

Subordinate Secretariat Service then consisted of four

grades-(i) Clerk-cum-typist, (ii) Junior Assistant, (iii)

Senior Assistant, and (iv) Superintendent. On the formation

of Gujarat State, Government business in the secretariat was

divided into nine separate Departments so far as the

Subordinate service was concerned. Later, by a government

Resolution, a common cadre of