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The Secretary to Government Department of Health & Family Welfare & Anr. v. K.C. Devaki

Service law – Seniority

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
25 Mar 2025
Citation
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1133
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 4356/2025
Bench
Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Issue for consideration

Issue arose for consideration that whether the transfer or reappointment of a government employee from one post to another impact his/her seniority in the new post, and if so, is such seniority contingent upon whether the transfer interest or at the employees own request.

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