SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER vs A SANKARIAH

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of seniority and pay scale benefits for re-deployed employees under the Ministry of Home Affairs' scheme. It held that the respondent, a Junior Engineer re-deployed to CPWD, was treated as a fresh entrant and thus not entitled to count past service for seniority or pay scale benefits as per O.M. No. A-26017/4/91/EC/VI. The Court affirmed that the policy aimed to protect the interests of existing employees, leading to the dismissal of the respondent's claim for past service benefits.