RAMCHANDRA DAYARAM GAWANDE vs UNION OF INDIA .

The Supreme Court held that the failure to convene a meeting for the selection of candidates and preparation of the annual seniority list under the IPS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1954 does not invalidate the year of allotment assigned to the appellant. The Court emphasized that the State is mandated to prepare a select list annually under Rule 9 of the IPS (Appointment by Promotion) Rules, 1954, as established in Syed Khalid Rizvi & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. [1993 Supp.(3) SCC 576]. The appellant's claim for an earlier year of allotment was rejected, affirming the validity of the existing seniority order.