BALESHWAR PASWAN vs STATE OF BIHAR

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision regarding the seniority of Assistants appointed through different methods, specifically addressing the applicability of Rule 14(2)(gha) concerning inter se seniority. The Court found that the appellants, who were appointed through a departmental test, did not rank as seniors to those appointed via the general competitive examination, as they had not participated in the relevant exams of 1971 and 1973. Consequently, the Court affirmed the High Court's ruling that the appellants were correctly classified with other candidates not appointed through the competitive examination, leading to the dismissal of their writ petition.