(1) Except as hereinafter provided, the seniority of persons in the cadre of service shall be determined from the date of the order of substantive appointment and if two or more persons are appointed together, from the order in which their names are arranged in the appointment order:
Provided that if the appointment order specifies a particular back date with effect from which a person is substantively appointed, that date shall be deemed to be the date of order of substantive appointment and in other cases is will mean the date of issue of the order: Provided further that, if more than one order of appointment are issued in respect of any one selection, the seniority shall be as mentioned in the combined order of appointment issued under sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 18. (2) The seniority inter se of persons appointed directly on the result of any one selection, shall be the same as determined by the Selection Committee: Provided that a candidate recruited directly may lose his seniority if he fails to join without valid reasons when a vacancy is offered to him. The decision of the appointing authority as to the validity of reason shall be final. (3) The seniority inter se of persons appointed by promotion on the result of any one selection shall be the same as it was in the cadre from which they were promoted.
PART VII-Pay etc.
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