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Officiating continuously in a senior post

Officiating continuously in a senior post, the ex-pression 'officiated continuously in a senior post' in Rule 3(3)(b) of the Seniority Rules is to be constructed to mean holding a senior post on officiating basis prior to substantive appointment on such senior post. Since a person cannot be treated as officiating on a post after he has been substantively appointed on that post, the said expression cannot be construed as referring to the period of officiation subsequent to the date of substantive appointment, O.S. Singh v. Union of India, (1996) 7 SCC 37 (44). [I.P.S. (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1954]...


seniority

seniority 1 : the quality or state of being senior 2 : the senior status attained by length of continuous service (as in a company) ;also : the length of such continuous service ...


Seniority-cum-merit

Seniority-cum-merit, 'seniority-cum-merit' means that given the minimum necessary merit requisite for efficiency of administration, the senior though the less meritorious shall have priority. This will not violate Arts. 14, 16(1) and 16(2). State of Kerala v. N.M. Thomas, AIR 1976 SC 490 (500): (1976) 2 SCC 310: (1976) 1 SCR 906....


Senior

More advanced than another in age prior in age elder hence more advanced in dignity rank or office superior as senior member senior counsel...


Senior advocate

Senior advocate, means any advocate so designated under sub-s. (2) of s. 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961, and all such advocates whose names were borneon the roll of the senior advocates of the court immediately before the commencement of Chapter III of the Advocates Act, 1961. [Supreme Court Rules, 1966, s. 2(1)(q)]...


Senior counsel

Senior counsel, a 'senior counsel' more or less occupies a position akin to a Queen's counsel in England next after the Attorney General and the Solicitor General, T.V. Chaudhary v. Chief Secretary, Govt. of A.P. (1987) 3 SCC 258: (1987) 3 SCR 258....


senior

senior : having higher rank or priority [a lienholder] ;specif : having a claim on corporate assets and income prior to other securities ...


senior lien

senior lien see lien ...


senior mortgage

senior mortgage see mortgage ...


Seniority

The quality or state of being senior...


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