P.S. GHALAUT vs STATE OF HARYANA .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of seniority between the appellant and Dr. Nitya Anand in the Haryana Medical Education Service, under the H.M.E.S. Rules, 1965. The Court held that the inter se seniority should be determined based on the order of merit established by the Selection Committee, as per the IInd proviso to Rule 13. The Court found that the High Court's decision to uphold the respondents' action was incorrect, emphasizing that the State cannot interfere with the seniority established by the Selection Committee, thereby ruling in favor of the appellant.