(1) Persons appointed to any post in the Service shall remain on probation, for a period of two years if appointed by direct recruitment and one year, if appointed otherwise.
Provided that –
(a) any period, after such appointment, spent on deputation on a corresponding or a higher post shall count towards the period of probation;
(b) any period of work in equivalent or higher rank, prior to appointment to any post of the Service, may in the case of an appointment by transfer, at the discretion of the appointing authority, be allowed to count towards the period of probation, fixed under this rule; and HARYANA GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA), JULY 3, 1999 2755 (251) (ASAR 12, 1921 SAKA)
(c) any period of officiating appointment shall be reckoned as period spent on probation, but no person who has so officiated shall, on the completion of the prescribed period of probation, be entitled to be confirmed unless he is appointed against a permanent vacancy.
(2) If in the opinion of the appointing authority, the work of conduct of a person during the period of probation is not satisfactory, it may, -
(a) if such person is appointed by direct recruitment, dispense with his services; and
(b) if such person is appointed otherwise than by direct recruitment, -
(i) revert him to his former post; or
(ii) deal with him in such other manner as the terms and condition of the previous appointment permit.
(3) On the completion of the period of probation of a person, the appointing authority may, -
(a) if his work or conduct has, in its opinion, been satisfactory, -
(i) confirm such person from the date of his appointment, if appointed against a permanent vacancy; or
(ii) confirm such person from the date from which a permanent vacancy occurs, if appointed against a temporary vacancy; or
(iii) declare that he has completed his probation satisfactorily, if there is no permanent vacancy; or
(b) if the work or conduct has, in its opinion, been not satisfactory, -
(i) dispense with his Service, if appointed by direct recruitment, if appointed otherwise, 2755 (252) HARYANA GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA), JULY 3, 1999 (ASAR 12, 1921 SAKA) revert him to his former post or deal with him in such other manner as the terms and conditions of his previous appointment permit;
or
(ii) if extend his period of probation and thereafter pass such order, as it could have passed on the expiry of the first period of probation:
Provided that the total period of probation, including extension, if any, shall not exceed three years.
Seniority:
11. Seniority, inter se of the members of the Service shall be determined by the length of continuous Service on any post in the Service:
Provided that where there are different cadres in the Service, the seniority shall be determined separately for each cadre:
Provided further that in the case of a member appointed by direct recruitment, the order of merit determined by the appointing authority shall not be disturbed in fixing the seniority:
Provided further that in the case of two or more members appointed on the same date, their seniority shall be determined as follow: -
(a) a member appointed by direct recruitment shall be senior to a member appointed by promotion or by transfer;
(b) a member appointed by promotion shall be senior to a member appointed by transfer;
(c) in the case of members appointed by promotion or by transfer, seniority shall be determined according to the seniority of such members in the appointment from which they 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 HARYANA GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA), JULY 3, 1999 2755 (253) (ASAR 12, 1921 SAKA) previous appointment, and if the rates of pay drawn are also the same, then by the length of their Service in the appointments and if the length of such Service is also the same, the older member shall be senior to the younger member.
Liability to Service: