MAHARASHTRA STATE JUDL.SERVICE ASSN.&ORS vs HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY &ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the inter se seniority dispute between promotee District Judges and those appointed by nomination in the Maharashtra State Judicial Service. The Court held that the seniority of District Judges appointed by nomination is to be reckoned from their date of appointment, while promotee District Judges' seniority is from their promotion date, as per the Bombay Judicial Service Recruitment Rules, 1956. The Court found it appropriate to entertain the petition under Article 32 despite the objection regarding jurisdiction, emphasizing the interpretation of relevant rules without disputed facts.