In Brief
Foresters recruited centrally but posted in different circles complained that some juniors received accelerated promotions to Deputy Ranger and Forest Ranger positions, inverting their seniority. The Administrative Tribunal ruled seniority must be fixed based on original cadre position. The High Court reversed, holding the Tribunal exceeded jurisdiction. The Supreme Court affirmed the legal principle that accelerated promotion cannot elevate juniors over seniors in the same service, but remitted the matter to the High Court to reconsider in light of the actual recruitment rules and clarify their precise application to seniority fixation.
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