In Brief
Employees of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board challenged a 2002 memorandum that integrated seniority lists of Lower Division Clerks (LDCs) and Typists for promotion purposes, counting the mandatory training period as service. The appellants claimed the memo violated Regulation 26 of the Service Regulations. The Supreme Court upheld the Board's action, holding that when Regulation 26 became inapplicable after organizational changes in 1992, the Board validly exercised its statutory power under the Electricity Supply Act to issue guidelines for integrated seniority. The Court rejected the claim that training periods should not count as service, noting this would cause hardship to LDCs. The appeals were dismissed."
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