This document details the implementation of amended seniority regulations for IAS/IPS/IFoS officers following rulings from the High Court of Punjab and Haryana and the Supreme Court. It addresses the seniority/year of allotment of officers included in Select Lists, applying the amended regulations prospectively from 18.04.2012. The order outlines specific adjustments to seniority based on court case dismissals and clarifies the counting of service for officers appointed to the IAS. It provides detailed lists for the 2007-A, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 Select Lists, specifying the weightage formula used and the relative seniority of officers within each list. The document also supersedes previous orders on the matter and notes its subject to any pending court cases.
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No.14014/08/2005-AIS-1
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances \& Pensions
(Department of Personnel \& Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Date 06.02.2018
ORDER
Whereas, this Department in the wake of Hon’ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana order dated 01.02.2010 in CWP No.15798/2009 in the case of Praveen Kumar, an State Civil Service officer of Punjab cadre Vs Union of India and as confirmed by Hon’ble Supreme Court, issued notification dated 18.4.2012 for making amendment in the respective seniority regulations for IAS/IPS/IFoS. These amendments were however made applicable to the Select Lists prepared as per the ratio laid down in the case of Praveen Kumar and accordingly, seniority/year of allotment of the officers included in the said Select Lists were determined as per the amended seniority regulations.
2. And whereas, consequent upon dismissal of SLP No.4930-4931 of 2016 and Review Petition No. 001428 -001429/2017 filed by DoPT in the case of F.R. Jamadar and other connected court cases filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs viz. CA No. 4419 of 2016 -UOI Vs Kailash Chandra Agarwal \& Ors, CA No. 8199 of 2016 UOI Vs Arvind Kumar Sharda \& Ors, CA No. 8200 of 2016 -UOI Vs Keval Krishna Indoria \& Ors, CA No. 1396 of 2016 -UOI Vs R.A. Sanjeev and WP (C) No. 301 of 2016 -N.K.S. Chauhan Vs UOI, this Department vide OM No. No.14014/14/2014-AISI dated 21.8.2017 has decided to apply the amended seniority regulations prospectively i.e. w.e.f. 18.04 .2012 .
3. And whereas, this Department vide OM No.14014/14/2014-AIS-I dated 03.11.2017 has decided that Seniority/year of allotment of officer appointed after 18.4.2012 against the vacancies arisen between 1.2.2010 to 18.4.2012 may be fixed as per pre-amended seniority rules throughout the Cadres.
4. And whereas, further, this Department vide OM No.14014/14/2014-AIS-I dated 22.01.2018 has also decided to count the service of the officer rendered in the rank of Deputy Collector or equivalent upto the 31st December of the vacancy year against which he has been appointed to the IAS.
5. And whereas, the seniority /year of allotment of officers appointed by promotion to IAS of AGMUT cadre from Select List 2007-A, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 notified during the period from 1.2.2010 to 18.4.2012/ prepared against the vacancies arisen during the said period have been reviewed and re-determined by applying pre-amended seniority regulations Rules. Rule 3 (3)(ii) of IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987 read with clarification dated 21.08.2017, 03.11.2017 and 22.01.2018 as under:
Weightage Formula as per pre-amended Seniority Rules is as under:-
| Completed years of qualifying service | Weightage in years |
|---|---|
| 12 | 4 |
| 15 | 5 |
| 18 | 6 |
| 21 | 7 |
| 23 | 8 |
| 25 | 9 |
| 27 | 10 (Maximum) |
- Select List-2007-A (Prepared against vacancies arisen between 1.1.2007 to 31.12.2007)
| S. No. | Name of the Officer (S/Shri) | Date from which holding continuous service in SCS not below the rank of Deputy Collector | Completed year of service rendered in the State Civil Service or equivalent till 31 December of the year for which the meeting of the committee to make selection was held to prepare the Select List on the basis of which the said officers were appointed to IAS (Fractions if any, are to be ignored). I.e. on 31.3.2007. | Total weightage in years in terms of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987 as amended from time to time, till date. | Year of allotment entitled | Name, year of SL and YOA of the officer in PO (Non SCS), immediately senior to the one whose name is in column no. 02. | Year of Allotment assigned | Year of Allotment assigned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.C. Pandey # | 25.08.1979 | 28 | 10 | 1997 | Shri Ramesh Tiwari allotted 1999 batch on the basis of SL of 2007. | 1999 * | |
| 2 | Rajesh Somaal # | 25.05.1981 | 26 | 9 | 1996 | Same as in respect of SI No.1 in col. 2. | 1999 * | |
| 3 | K.J.R. Burman # | 18.08.1981 | 26 | 9 | 1996 | Same as in respect of SI No.2 in col. 2. | 1999 * | |
| 4 | A.S. Dagar # | 25.06.1982 | 25 | 9 | 1998 | Same as in respect of SI No.2 in col. 3. | 1999 * |
since retired.
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- Seniority/year of allotment of officers mentioned at SI. No. 1 to 4 in the Select List of 2007-A has been restricted under provisions of the rule 3(3)(ii) of IAS(Regulation of Seniority ) Rules, 1987 which provide that an officer shall not be assigned year of allotment earlier than year of allotment assigned to other officer senior to him in that Select List or appointed on the basis of earlier Select List.
6.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers at SI. No. 1 to 4 in the Select List 2007-A shall be placed below Shri Ramesh Tiwari, promotee IAS officer of 1999 batch (SL of 2007) and above Shri Madhup Vyas, senior most RR IAS officer of 2000 batch of Joint AGMUT Cadre.
Select List – 2008
(Prepared against vacancies arisen between 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2008)
7.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officer at SI. No. 1 in the Select List of 2008 shall be placed below Shri A.S. Dagar, promotee IAS officer of 1999 batch (SL of 2007-A) and above Shri Madhup Vyas, senior most RR IAS officer of 2000 batch of UT segment of Joint AGMUT Cadre.
| 5. | D.K. Mishra # | 15.07 .1983 | 26 | 9 | 2000 | Same as in respect of SI No. 4 in col. 2. | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | Alok Swarup # | 22.06.1983 | 26 | 9 | 2000 | Same as in respect of SI No. 5 in col. 2. | 2000 |
| 7. | Ms. Rashmi Krishnan | 15.06.1984 | 25 | 9 | 2000 | Same as in respect of SI No. 6 in col. 2. | 2000 |
| 8. | Jaydev Sarangi | 02.07.1985 | 24 | 8 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 7 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 9. | Mohan Lal # | 15.06.1984 | 25 | 9 | 2000 | Same as in respect of SI No. 8 in col. 2. | $2001 *$ |
since retired
- Seniority/year of allotment of officers mentioned at SI. No. 9 in the Select List of 2009 has been restricted under provisions of the rule 3(3)(ii) of IAS(Regulation of Seniority ) Rules, 1987 which provide that an officer shall not be assigned year of allotment earlier than year of allotment assigned to other officer senior to him in that Select List or appointed on the basis of earlier Select List.
8.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officer at SI. No. 1 in the Select List of 2009 shall be placed below Shri K.K. Jindal, the junior most promotee IAS officer of 1999 batch and above Shri Madhup Vyas, senior most RR IAS officer of 2000 batch of Joint AGMUT Cadre.
8.2 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers at SI. No. 2 to 7 in the Select List of 2009 shall be placed below Dr. (Ms.) Dilraj Kaur, Junior most RR IAS officer of 2000 batch and above Shri Lokhande P. Sataram, senior most RR IAS officer of 2001 batch of Joint AGMUT Cadre.
8.3 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officer at SI. No. 8 and 9 in the Select List of 2009 shall be placed below Ms. Ankita Mishra Bundela, the junior most RR IAS officer of 2001 batch and above Ms. Padmini Singla, senior most RR IAS officer of 2002 batch of AGMUT Cadre.
9.
SCS Select list – 2010
(Prepared against vacancies arisen between 1.1.2010 to 31.12.2010)
| 7. | N.K. Sharma # | 17.06 .1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 6 in col. 2. | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | D.P. Dwivedi # | 17.06 .1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 7 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 9. | Ashutosh Kumar # | 17.06 .1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 8 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 10. | V.K. Jain # | 17.06 .1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 9 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 11. | Manoj Kumar | 17.06 .1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 10 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 12. | S.S. Ghonkrokta # | 17.6.1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 11 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 13. | Z.U. Siddiqui # | 17.6.1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 12 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 14. | Sheo Paratap Singh | 13.12.1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 1 3in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 15. | G.S. Meena | 17.06.1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 14 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 16. | G.L. Meena | 17.06.1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 15 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 17 | B.R. Babu # | 08.07.1985 | 25 | 9 | 2001 | Same as in respect of SI No. 16 in col. 2. | 2001 |
| 18 | R.K. Mishra | 28.04.1986 | 24 | 8 | 2002 | Same as in respect of SI No. 17 in col. 2. | 2002 |
9.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers at SI. No. 1 to 17 shall be placed below Shri Mohan Lal, promotee IAS officer of 2001 batch (SL 2009) and above Ms. Padmini Singla, senior most RR IAS officer of 2002 batch of Joint AGMUT Cadre.
9.2 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officer at SI. No. 18 shall be placed below Shri Vikas Anand, the junior most RR IAS officer of 2002 batch and above Shri Ankur Garg, senior most RR IAS officer of 2003 batch of Joint AGMUT Cadre.
10.
Select List of 2011
(Prepared against vacancies arisen between 1.1.2011 to 31.12.2011)
| 4 | S. N. Mishra | 28.04 .1986 | 25 | 9 | 2002 | As at Sr. No. 3 in col. 2 |
2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Devinder Singh | 28.04 .1986 | 25 | 9 | 2002 | As at Sr. No. 4 in col. 2 |
2002 |
| 6 | Dr. Sundaravadivelu |
08.01 .1987 | 24 | 8 | 2003 | As at Sr. No. 5 in col. 2 |
2003 |
# Since, retired.
\$ included in Select List 2011 vide Notification No.14U15/38/2017-AIS-(I)B dated 13.9.2017.
11.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, the officers whose name has been mentioned at SI. No. 1 to 5 of the select list of 2011 shall be placed below Shri R.K. Mishra, the junior most promotee IAS officer of 2002 batch and above Shri Ankur Garg, the senior most RR IAS officer of 2003 batch of Joint AGMUT Cadre.
11.2 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, the officer whose name has been mentioned at SI. No. 6 of the select list of 2011 shall be placed below Ms. Padma Jaiswal, the junior most RR IAS officer of 2003 batch and above Dr. Vasantha Kumar N., the senior most RR IAS officer of 2004 batch of Joint AGMUT Cadre.
9. This will supersede this Department’s orders of even number dated 27.10.2015, 20.01.2016 and 29.8.2017 issued by this Department.
10. This issues with the approval of Secretary (P) and is subject to outcome of any court case pending in any court of law.
Ordered accordingly.
(Udai Bhan Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 23094142
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