Baleshwar Paswan & Ors vs State Of Bihar & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision regarding the seniority of Assistants appointed through different recruitment processes, affirming that those appointed via the general competitive examination rank senior to those appointed through other sources as per Rule 14(2)(gha). The Court noted that the appellants, having been selected through a departmental test rather than the general competitive examination, could not claim seniority based on their date of joining. The judgment reinforced the principle that inter se seniority must be determined by the method of appointment, leading to the dismissal of the appellants' writ petition.