(S.A. Bobde and L. Nageshwara Rao, JJ.)
P.S. Narsimman _________________________________ Appellant
v.
Union of India & Ors. __________________________ Respondent(s)
Civil Appeal No. 16985 of 2017 [Arising out of SLP (C) No. 22916 of 2009], decided on October 24, 2017
With
SLP (C) No. 22917 of 2009
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 16985 OF 2017
(@ SLP(C) No. 22916/2009)
1. Leave granted.
2. The issue in this appeal pertains to the claim for regularization in the post of Inspector made by the appellant in pursuance of the merger of the cadres which took place on 19.01.2003 under the Inspector Examiner Recruitment Rules, 2002 (for short, the Rules”).
3. The only contention of the learned counsel for the appellant is that the regularization of his services should be done on the basis of seniority which is determined after the merger in accordance with the Rules and the law laid down by this Court in the case of Dhole Govind Sahebroo v. Union of India, (2015) 6 SCC 727.
4. We, accordingly, the direct that appellant’s services should be regularised on the basis of seniority determined in accordance with Clause 12 of the Rules and the law laid down by this Court in the case of Dhole Govind Sahebroo (supra).
5. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
SLP(C) No. 22917 of 2009
6. In this petition the Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench, has quashed the circular No. 41/2003, dated 10.06.2003, which was rightly confirmed by the High Court, since it unjustifiably operated against the Ministerial Cadre.
7. The special leave petition is accordingly dismissed.
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 22916/2009
P.S. Narsimman __________________________________ Petitioner
v.
Union of India and Ors __________________________ Respondent(s)
(With prayer for interim relief)
WITH
SLP(C) No. 22917/2009 (XII)
(with prayer for interim relief)
Date : 24-10-2017 This petition was called on for hearing today.
(Before S.A. Bobde and L. Nageshwara Rao, JJ.)
For Petitioner(s) Mr. C.K. Chandrasekhar, Adv.
Mr. S.R. Setia, AOR
For Respondent(s) Ms. V. Mohana, Sr. Adv.
Mr. B. Ragunath, Adv.
Mr. Vijay Kumar, Adv.
Mr. A Vasantha Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Pranay Ranjan, Adv.
Mr. Zohib Hussain, Adv.
B. Krishna Prasad, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
Order
SLP(C) No. 22916/2009
8. Leave granted.
9. The appeal is disposed of in terms of the signed order.
SLP(C) No. 22917/2009
10. The special leave petition is dismissed in terms of the signed order.
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