A.C. Thalwal vs High Court Of Himachal Pradesh & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Ex-Servicemen (Reservation of Vacancies in the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Service) Rules, 1981, affirming that the period of approved military service should be counted for seniority in the judicial service. The Court ruled that the High Court's decision to grant seniority based on military service was valid and did not violate any legal principles. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's order that placed the appellant at Sl. No. 13 in the seniority list.