Seniority Cannot Be Claimed From The Date Of Initial Appointment As Ad-Hoc District Judges: SC [Read Judgment]

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18 Aug 2019 5:30 PM IST

"Merely on the ground that they were selected by following the same procedure akin to that of regular selections, is no ground to consider their claim for grant of seniority from the date of initial appointment."

The Supreme Court has held that the District Judges who previously served as ad-hoc District Judges, cannot claim seniority from the date of their initial appointment as ad-hoc District Judges. Kum C. Yamini and others were appointed to a Fast Track Court, as ad hoc District Judges in the year 2003. They were later selected and appointed by the Government to the posts of...

Seniority Cannot Be Claimed From The Date Of Initial Appointment As Ad-Hoc District Judges: SC [Read Judgment]

LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK

"Merely on the ground that they were selected by following the same procedure akin to that of regular selections, is no ground to consider their claim for grant of seniority from the date of initial appointment."

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