No.20011/1/96-Estt .( 0 ) Government of I n d i a

M i n i s t r y of P e r s o n n e l , P u b l i c G r i e v a n c e s & P e n s i o n s D e p a r t m e n t of P e r s o n n e l & T r a i n i n g .....

N e w D e l h i , d a t e d t h e 3 0 t h J a n u a r y . 1 9 9 7

OFF ICE MEMORANDUM

S u b j e c t : & S e n i o r i t y of SC/ST off icers promoted earlier vis-a-vis g e n e r a l c a n d i d a t e p romoted la ter .

h c c o r d i n g t o t h e g e n e r a l p r i n c i p l e 5( i ) c o n t a i n e d i n MHA OM No.9/11/55-RPS d a t e d 22 .12 .1959 a n d p a r a 2 . 2 i n DOPT OM No.22011/7/86-Est t . (D) d a t e d 3.7.1986 r e a d w i t h OOPT OM No.20011/5/90-Est t . (D) d a t e d 4 .11 .1992 , ( c o p y e n c l o s e d ) s e n i o r i t y o f a p e r s o n r e g u l a r l y a p p o i n t e d t o a post a c c o r d i n g t o r u l e would be d e t e r m i n e d by t h e o r d e r of merit i n d i c a t e d a t t h e t i m e o f i n i t i a l a p p o i n t m e n t a n d s e n i o r i t y of p e r s o n s p romoted t o v a r i o u s g r a d e s s h a l l b e d e t e r m i n e d i n t h e o r d e r of s e l e c t i o n f o r s u c h p r o m o t i o n . T h u s , p e r s o n s a p p o i n t e d t h r o u g h a n earlier s e l e c t i o n w i l l e n b l o c b e s e n i o r t o t h o s e p romo ted t h r o u g h s u b s e q u e n t s e l e c t i ~ n .

2 . The Supreme C o u r t h a s i n _its judgement d a t e d 10.10.1995 i n t h e case o f Union of I n d i a V s . . V i r ~ a l S i n s h Chauhan e tc . ( J T 1995(7) SC . 231 ) h e l d as f o l l o w s : -

'Even i f a S c h e d u l e d C a s t e / S c h e d u l e d T; i b e c a n d i d a t e is p romoted ear l ier by v i r t u e o f r u l e o f r e s e r v a t i o n / r o s t e r t h a n h i s s e n i o r I

g e n e r a l c a n d i d a t e a n d t h e s e n i o r g e n e r a l c a n d i d a t e is promoted l a t e r t o t h e s a i d h i g h e r g r a d e , t h e g e n e r a l c a n d i d a t e r e g a i n s \

h i s s e n i o r i t y o v e r s u c h earlier promoted S c h e d u l e d C a s t e / S c h e d u l e d T r i b e c a n d i d a t e . The ear l ier promot i o n o f t h e S c h e d u l e d C a s t e / S c h e d u l e d T r i b e c a n d i d a t e i n s u c h a 1 s i t u a t i o n d o e s n o t c o n f e r upon him s e n i o r i t y o v e r t h e g e n e r a l c a n d i d a t e even t h o u g h t h e g e n e r a l c a n d i d a t e is promoted l a te r t o t h a t c a t e g o r y . "

3. Having regard to the above judgement of ne Supreme Court,it has been decided to modify the existing policy of fixing seniority on promotion on the lines mentioned in para 2 above. Accordingly, it ha8 been decided to add the followling proviso to general principle 5(i) .contained i n MHA (now DOPT) OM No .9/11/55-RPS dated 22.12.59 and para 2.2 o f this Department OM NO .22011/7/86-Estt .( 0) dated 3.7.1986: -

'myided that if a cadidate belon~i Schedaed Caste or_ the Scheduled Tr ib?

is promoted to gn immediate hiaher eost/~rade against a reserved vacancy earlier than his senior 9eneralIOBC candidate w h o is ~romoted later to said jmmediate higher post/srade, the general/OBC candidate will reaa - inL --. his seniority over such earlier promoted .andidate of the Scheduled Caste a mh ScheduleA Tr.i.b_e_.. in the immedi&s hiaher post/grade.t

4. 'These orders shall take effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum.

A l l of India.

Ministries/Departments etc. of the Govt.

to: I

Comptrpller and Auditor General of India. Secretary, Union Public Service Commission. Ra jya Sabha Sectt ./Lok Sabhe Sectt . All State/Union Territory Governm nts/hdministratians A l l at d ached/subordi nate off ices under the DOPT/MHA . National Commission forSC/ST, New Delhi . National Commission for OBC, New Delhi. Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 9, Ashoka Road, New Delhi. Registlar Genera?, Supreme Court, New Delhi. All Off'cers/Sections 500 sp re copies for Estt.(D). k

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i n s t r u s t i o n s havn bean issuod fctm t i m e t o tip& rc=ga=. . - - - dFr.3 tka pr inc ip l e s ?a be obser.ved i n and the netaod of

--%k+&rsAni~w sunsor: ty vide Office tA~linora~da ci'ced below-

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'uerrt O f f ice Idenozanda ra~a'=.dina fi x t t i o n of senior i ty of ex-employeas 0.1 the -Ccve:ment of . [3-uma I. L

* . * '0 ( i i l j bif Wlrrorarrtlum Nan.3* ' " 23 /50 -~ ;~ ,. d s t q tha 2 1 , 9 an6 o th ;~ . rubaeSr;mt .Office NIamoranda regard-ng f i x o t i o n o f s e n i o t i t y of. displace Govarnr~ent Sbxvants i .

6 * . . t i v j Off ice ~ i n o r a n d u a ~ o . 9 , ' 5 ~ 1 / 5 6 - ~ 3 ~ datcd 4th . . .

I Augrst, 9556 1 * . s " .

Iht lns t ru i t i ons contained i n th is hf in i s try8s . Dffice Uaacrandum 140. 30/44/43-~pptts- ,' tlatsd t h e , 22rrd 'Ju:1e,t949, were i s s u e d In order t o s a f e ~ u a r d t h e Snte-zests cf diqpl;?cc;d Government s3rvani.s appointed t o ,the .Qntrpl Seri4iscs sf t3r. part i tion. AS- i t V J ~ S n o t p srrfbld t~ rsgvlate t h e rer.iorit). of only d i sp locod Gove:. 9 ~ o n t servantt by gSving theci cred i t previous ~ e r v h o , the in s t zuc t ionr v.wre noado applLcsble to al:' . catogoriss 'of perudns . appointed to Central Serv ices . , The principled contained in the 22nd June, 1949 orders . were egtendecl t o . . . .

1 . .. * \ ( 3 o x 4 c v e r m e n t - eervants' pf Burma i2pofnted to r - I Central Serv ices 8 and

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2 .. '. . 2.. Th, question ha8 been rk8.d wh8th.x it i8 nrcossaq

to upntinw to rppl the in.atwctSona t on t r i nad i n the Office tkQorand8 c i r. d &ow. p a p l a c e d Goverhent 88rvant8. ham by @ l u g 0 been ab8oab.d i n the variouu Central S8rvicor and tb i r -8enlc;ri ty hrr, beon fLwed w i t h n f e r o n c e t o tho pwvioue 8 e r v i w mndqrud by them. STnilarly , t h e 88n ior i ty of ~x-ea?loyo8a of tho Gove~~uaont of 6urna and P u t t B t Stcrtss is wall as of canJiZct6.s with war sosvica ha8 r l n r d y bean Qeteminod i n acccrcizrrcs w i t h t ho ine t suo- t i o n r d t o d above. As the 8 p e c i f i c 095ectr undarlyingAhe . in8t ruc t ion8 ci tod above hava boan ac,aieved, t h a i r i 8 no' longer any rarson t o s~ply these in8t rwt ior .o in p=efcrrence t o tha normal prir.r.iplea f o r d s t e m i r ~ a t i o n cf senitrity. It has t he r e to r e , been decided i n s o n r u l t a t i o n w i t t i th9 UPSC. '. that Lamafpar t P r t e n i o r i t y of .a11 pprronr appointed t o th V-irious Contrai Sarvj cea rf t o r tho . date of tho88 ine t ruc- t ion8 rhouLd 'h de tomined I n accordance witn t h e General Principl88 annexed hereto. .

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3. ?he ina t ruc t ion8 '~con ta inod i n the variotre Office Memoran- -dun ci ted i n para :, above ara hersby c a n t t l l o d , except i n

ragard to . de te-winat ion of r e n i o r i t y df persons appointed 'to the various Central S s r v i a r p ~ i o s t o t he data of %hi#, '

: Olfico Ymorondm. Ths rovired Ganeral Prlncipior nnbbdiod . i n the Ansaexun W l l n o t appfy with.ret;rovpectiva e f f e c t ,

but wi l l ' coao i n t o fmce w i t h oft 'oct isoa the date, of i a s u e of the80 order#: unloa8 h different d a t u . 4 ~ mrpect 'of an 7 . .puUculu r e r i c o / p r a b . f r o a which t h e w rr-r lsed p,-incip-08 *m W k adopted f o r purpo'eer c? d o t e m i n i ~ g oonior?.ty ha8 . . alssody h e n o r .ir horevf ter agreed, t o bf this )/Gnistky., r

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(V.~IS~I,~ITHA:~ j . . . * Specia l Se retar). t o the G o v e r ~ e n t of f.ndie. 'i.

I. @ (3) ~ h o . e ' ~ r & p l o ' s ~ ~ a p p p ~ l ~ to tho &ternination of re nior ie j $n CcntTr3 CivU Sgrvicos. and CivAl posts oxapt such emrice3 and posts for

. *doh 8opara"ue ~ j r ~ c i p l o a have ;Ilreal$ then. . i8auod- for 1333 30 iSSUad herenftOl~ by Qrmerrajent.

n w ~ t r i o ~ or r4jmtnsn.b *ich have wpsct0 z-alos 02 issued lnstruotlons on the bmis of lnstructiorra wntainad In the Mllnist-

. o y pf 8- A f i d r ~ , 0.~.~0*j0/46'bW~~tfs. . ' d ~ t s b . t)w 22nrf . .J~, 1.949, rQq93st0 to . oonjjder PodWLe&icn of thoro rules or ~ s t m c t l ~ m on t!ae.baalo of thoso snsrol principles. Jiwevor, wher)ovor, i t I s mnslderod rrr3WSaW W to'ilou rlnolples diflerent frm t h t 8 3 l d d down In & I s Wo~oryld .sa , .a s g ? o t f i ~ - rofuronts should ba n a d ~ to +A3 Y.3nis.i~y of Hma U i ? s gill corrrult Lls bTSC,..& ro ords iirjlvduel csos, the Ulnistry of Horrc H k+-&s* -

W i l l doc id^ *the c s n s on which tlio advicr~ ~f &EK~I~SS%G~ shi2-d be sbt&lCdd.

(ti) Mat vftbstcn- wth- contsksd 3n . these . O a r ~ r c l Prlncl~.lss , tho - seniorl t~ cP persona

belo~.Ang - to &tho follov l ~ g o z t ~ ~ c x - ~ c r dU, - 'M thoir &o,,ol~tnant to a Qn-d Civil . 8erPic3, .org s CIvI1 posts contin~e to bo' doCamindd by tho insmckOns =tad 4 g h 8 t . ea& such catogoryr-

(rS Sac-Govcrrnont s s r v s t s H.H,A.OI~.NO. "

penalisad for' tl1oI.r 6 / & / 5 2 - ~ ~ ~ dated patriotic activf t i a s . 29.5*57. *

P e ~ ~ ~ n o n t ~ s p l a c x i ~ mormment aemr=,?ltrr, r~ae3inataS by the Trruiufer Burozu to . urely torspor3Jy Prs~nlszticns, wtm o o r & o ~ w u t on tboir . rutrur.cf=nsmt, wero *

abnorbed In o t h e ~ oW$.oea.

011 30 ,?/I 152-DGS da"J1d-10 17.9 (s~~bsequ- on'tly extonad t o .

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* ta IT- of p-n 3 b low, perar,r-. ia s subutsntive or offloiotlng c,-ocicy to 3 = t, *e issue of. thbn gonerdl p r inc ip los I 113.1

m t u thf~ reLatlve aonlcu.ity rrlreoe aasi 3 t o .Lhm or Y ducb. 8ezxLority a m a y hore-r be o3sQpe ta then un'lor t)u exktL??g or;licrs applic&lo ts their 02s08 an3 sh-dl 8rhbbc bo soll iar to dl. QL%OF~ that 'grub.

Expla1tim8-For tho puzzose of those princ3plos (a) person8 wh9 .are pafirneci retrowativaly vlth e i foct frm a date oorlaer' than the issco of thuae pn8r.d. p?hc'i;rlc s ; m\bstantl~ely vaca~t in a pa30 p~lcrr t o t 2 ~ o I ssue of ^dose gsrlo?ul prlxci?lea, shall be cozsi0clrsa to bo ~ e ~ x i r r e n t omoar8 ot t!- pa0&.

3. 8ubjoct .to t t o pruvisiona of para 4 bolwd, parnnnent orcicors o f e?.c:l pa20 &dl 30 rank33 8oniof. to pwsona who are of riciatxn.3 In that mob. fi

NoWthstq,nd-nb aoaP m i s i o n a of para 3 ubav~; a9 r ~ r 1 0 t i V 0 sonlor~ty of U r o c t r e c m i f s shcx 'G.? . d e t ~ m i m d 'by CAL~ o r b r o f a e r i t in whlch t21e:r are selected -, tor svch ap oinbont on tho r o ~ . e n - l o t l o n s of the U .B .S . C . P or other no ectfag authority, persons appoinbd as a ~ e s u l t . o t rubsequent solect.ion;

' r. . c. . # jbk1d2d;:tb3t vhere psrsons recruited initid*

a. t0napmrtry basj-s are &&8d subsaQuont3 y in' an W- U f o r e n t tr-n tha orlar oZ meri% 1,lrlicatsb at tbc tjnn o f their . w p o ~ ~ o n t soaiora3 s h a i l r o l l t ~ ox a r of, c a r i o t l o n MA z9 Y t\e o r i g i n d

b 0-r o f merit.

9. . . PraDotbesa .' e

(2 ) T b m h t i v q ;oni.crity of porsons promoted to the varl~aas @?&a ohal l bo a~t3)mlned in tho of their

. soLooUon f ' r ruch p rop~~crtl j . . t

, lrayide th=t =-hap porsona pranoted ~ . t i d . l i on n tonporary- hasia aro ccniinned crubseqvcr~tiy Fn an o r b p Ufferwnt from tho o r b r of merit jnScato3 kt the - time gf tho* p roclbtlon, aeniorlty shall follow . . tbb or&r of confirmation and not tile original o r S r of merit.

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