H.S. VANKANI vs STATE OF GUJARAT .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of inter-se seniority between two batches of direct recruits for the post of Range Forest Officers under the Rangers (Subordinate Forest Service) Recruitment Rules, 1969, and the Rangers (Subordinate Forest Service Recruitment Examination) Rules, 1974. The Court held that seniority should be determined based on the ranks obtained in the final examination as per Rule 14 of the 1969 Rules, irrespective of the date of joining. The judgment clarified the applicability of the rules concerning eligibility and training, affirming the validity of the seniority principle established in the rules.