G.K. DUDANI & ORS. ETC. vs S.D. SHARMA & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the inter se seniority between direct recruits and promotees to the cadre of Deputy Collectors under the Bombay Civil Service Rules, 1959. The Court held that the quota system does not require a strict rotational rule and that the government has discretion in determining the method of implementing the quota, provided it adheres to Article 16 of the Constitution. The Court reaffirmed that seniority is typically determined by the length of continuous officiating service, thereby upholding the principles established in N.K. Chauhan v. State of Gujarat.