RASHI MANI MISHRA vs THE STATE OF U.P. RURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the ad hoc service of Assistant Engineers in the Rural Engineering Department should be counted for seniority purposes prior to their regularization. The court reaffirmed the principle established in Secretary, Minor Irrigation Department v. Narendra Kumar Tripathi, allowing for the inclusion of ad hoc service in seniority calculations. The appeals were disposed of in favor of counting the ad hoc service, thereby clarifying the application of seniority rules in this context.