Pawan Pratap Singh & Ors vs Reevan Singh & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of seniority between two groups of Deputy Jailors appointed under the Uttar Pradesh Jail Executive Subordinate (Non-Gazetted) Service Rules, 1980, specifically Rule 22 which governs seniority based on the date of substantive appointment. The Court held that seniority should be determined from the date of appointment as per the rules, emphasizing that the inter se seniority of directly appointed individuals is based on the selection order. The appeals were decided in favor of the group appointed earlier, affirming the application of the 1980 Rules.