M.SUBBA REDDY vs A.P.STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPN..

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of integrated seniority lists under the A.P. State Road Transport Corporation Employees (Recruitment) Regulations, 1966, holding that promotions made during a recruitment ban must be recognized in seniority. The Court emphasized that the direct recruits, who joined after the appellants' promotions were regularized, cannot be placed above them in the seniority list. The judgment clarified that the principle of seniority must reflect actual service and not merely adherence to recruitment ratios under Section 45 of the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950, leading to the appellants' promotions being upheld.