- R. 8 of the Rules and section 7 of the Act — A combined reading of the above provisions of law makes it abundantly clear that a civil servant being senior in lower grade, though promoted later on shall remain senior in the higher grade, provided that he was not considered and superseded by the Selection Authority — The appellant was given the benefit of his service rendered in the Department of Peoples Works Programme which order was not challenged by the respondents Nos.3 and 4 before any competent forum and as such remained intact throughout. Again another order was issued whereby the Govt. accorded the sanction of the seniority of the appellant from the date of his initial appointment as Assistant Engineer in the department of Peoples Works Programme towards Public Works Department. The order was also not challenged by respondents Nos.3 and 4 as such the respondents were illegally declared senior to the appellant. Ch. Muhammad Zaman v. Azad Govt. & 4 others 1996 SCR 171 (A)
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