SUDAMA SINGH vs NATH SARAN SINGH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 16GG of the Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Education Act, 1921, the appellant is senior to the first respondent as both were regularized on April 21, 1977, despite the first respondent's earlier ad hoc promotion on March 1, 1976. The Court clarified that seniority should be determined based on age when both are appointed on the same date in substantive capacity. The High Court's decision favoring the first respondent was overturned, affirming the appellant's seniority.