In Brief
This case involved ex-servicemen from Himachal Pradesh who had joined the Armed Forces during peacetime but sought to count their military service for seniority and pay purposes in civil employment as Assistant District Attorneys. The Supreme Court dismissed their appeals, affirming that only ex-servicemen who joined the Armed Forces during periods of emergency or foreign aggression are entitled to such benefits. The Court held that the distinction is justified because those who joined during emergency made patriotic sacrifices, while peacetime recruits joined as a career choice. Additionally, even for qualified ex-servicemen, military service counts towards seniority only from the date they acquired minimum eligibility criteria for the post."
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