U.P. STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, LUCKNOW vs P.L. KELKAR, ETC. ETC.

The Supreme Court upheld the U.P. Electricity Board Service of Engineers (Integration and Seniority) Regulations, 1976, specifically Regulation 7(iv)(b), which allows directly recruited engineers to receive seniority benefits based on advance increments received at recruitment. The Court affirmed that these increments should be considered when determining seniority, rejecting the Electricity Board's amendments that sought to limit this advantage. The decision of the U.P. Services Tribunal was upheld, confirming the entitlement of the first respondent to seniority based on his advance increments.