Superintending Engineer & Ors vs A. Sankariah

The Supreme Court held that the re-deployment of surplus staff, as per the Government of India's O.M. No. 3/27/65-CSII, treats such employees as fresh entrants for seniority and related benefits. The Court affirmed that the respondent, a Junior Engineer re-deployed to CPWD, was not entitled to past service benefits for pay scale fixation as clarified in O.M. No. A-26017/4/91/EC/VI. The Court upheld the decision of the Directorate General of Works, stating that the policy aims to protect the interests of existing senior employees in the new organization.