U.P.AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD vs RAJENDRA KUMAR AGARWAL .

The Supreme Court held that the constitutional validity of Article 16(4-A) of the Constitution of India and Rule 8(A) of the UP Government Servants Seniority (Third Amendment) Rules 2007 has been upheld in M. Nagaraj Vs. Union of India [(2006) 8 SCC 212]. The Court found that the High Court's interim order, which maintained the seniority of petitioners prior to the enforcement of the amended rules, was not warranted as the constitutional validity had already been affirmed. Consequently, the Supreme Court set aside the interim order of the High Court, emphasizing that the grant of interim relief is discretionary and should not automatically follow from previous orders by other benches.