Union Of India vs D.K. Vijh

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of seniority reckoning for the respondent, an Executive Engineer, determining that seniority should be based on the date of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) rather than the occurrence of vacancies. This decision aligns with the precedent set in Nirmal Chandra Sinha, which was cited to support the ruling. Consequently, the Court set aside the orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal and the High Court, dismissing the respondent's Original Application and allowing the appeal.