Bezawada Surya Kumari v. The State of A.P
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: seniority fixation; Village Revenue Assistant (VRA) / Village Revenue Officer (VRO); provisional seniority list; revision of date of appointment from resultant vacancy created by withdrawal of first appointee (Ms.Sk.Asma, joined and withdrew 17.08.2012); reckoning seniority from original date of selection versus date of posting/joining; Article 226 mandamus; Article 16 equality; O.A.No.7254 of 2012, Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad; interim suspension of G.O.Ms.No.502 dated 04.08.2012; appointment proceedings dated 06.06.2014; posting orders dated 24.06.2014; Prakasam district; State of A.P. revenue authorities; promotion to juniors; consequential benefits. Relevant for service-law disputes on retrospective seniority where the appointee fills a vacancy left vacant since the predecessor's brief service.
What did the court decide?
Respondents directed to revise the provisional seniority list taking the petitioner's date of appointment as 17.08.2012 instead of 25.06.2014; writ petition allowed with no costs, and pending miscellaneous application, if any, stood closed.