STATE OF J & K vs VINOD KUMAR VERMA

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the petitioners' plea for inclusion in the seniority list of Junior Engineers in the Power Development Department, emphasizing that the petitioners were not entitled to relief as their claims were based on a separate cadre established by Government Order dated 09.12.1992. The Court reiterated that the seniority list was valid and that the petitioners' earlier service adjustments did not confer them rights to the new list. The judgment clarified the principles of seniority and cadre establishment under service law, affirming the High Court's decision as justifiable under the circumstances.