The seniority. inter se of the members of a service appointed to p each cadre of a service shall be determined hy the length of continuous service all such that cadre ofthe service:
1- Provided that in the case of members rccruited by direct appointment who join wit pcl"iocispecified in the order ofappointment or wilhin such period as may be eX1.endedfro to time by the appointing authority. subject to a ma."\:imurnof four months from the.date ( <.. H U t\lYvli\. 0AI iI' \ i Rt\ ) l)( I 17, 21)11 {' I', '{ollcc1 as -----_._-----_ ... _ •. - or appointment. the seniority be: 't'd on 'lIt' ordC', of m.l it (!t t ,II Sele('tion CommiLU't .,hall Ilot b,' rli<.;ll.;.lJt d :
period of a pe:,c;on Lrtme:iltal and half 'or revert by direct , previous ,..
authority ate of his sfactorily, s already .s failed to appointed ~r mannee j ; or oula have bov~:' ••• not exceed o posts in ch post in within the from time I.e of order Provider! further that in ('as(' a l1er:;on ie; l)('mliUec! LojIlin :h, post ancr the eAp!I" l)f i lit said period of four months. liis seniority shall be determined from lht elate he joins 1i:e -,r.n:icc :
Provided fwiher that in case anv person oUht' nc .. t select ion has jnilwd the Sf']'\ " 'f" hefore Ulat candidate referred to in the preceding proviso juins, the ('dndidate so referred shalllJe placed below all the candidates of rhe next selection, who joins within lime specified in the first proviso:
and
Provided further that in the case of two members or more members appointed on the same clate, their seniority shall be detennined as follows :-
(a) A member appointed by direct recruitment shall be senior to a member Clppointed otherwise;
(b) A member appointed by promotion shall hE' senior to a member appoi nted by transfer;
(c) In the case of members appointed by promotion or transfer, seniority shall be detennined according to lh ~ seniority of such members in the appointments from which t hey were promoted or transferred; and
(d) In the case of members appointed by transfer from different cadres, their seniority shall be determined according to pay, preference being given to a member who was drawing a higher rate of pay in his previous appointment, 'and if the rates of pay drawn are also the san1e then by their length of service in those appointments and if the length of such service is also the same, an older member shall be senior to a younger member.
Note.-The seniority of members of a service appointed on purely provisional basis or on ad hoc basis shall be determined as and when they are appointed on regular basis keeping in view the date of such regular appointment.