KUMOD KUMAR vs STATE OF JHARKHAND .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of seniority for Steno Sub-Inspectors of Police in the Bihar Police Department, determining that the posts of Sub-Inspector in the general line and Steno Sub-Inspector do not belong to a common cadre. The Court held that the seniority of the appellants should be calculated from their appointment to the general line of Sub-Inspectors, not from their initial appointment as Steno Sub-Inspectors. The Court overturned the High Court's dismissal of the appellants' claims, thereby granting them the seniority they sought.