This document details revisions to the seniority regulations for IAS/IPS/IFoS officers in the Andhra Pradesh cadre. The changes stem from court cases and aim to clarify the determination of seniority based on factors like date of allotment, years of service, and promotional rank. Specifically, it addresses the impact of amendments made in 2012 and subsequent clarifications issued in 2017 and 2018 on officers appointed between 2010 and 2012. The order outlines a weightage formula for calculating seniority and specifies the placement of officers within select lists from 2009, 2010, and 2011 relative to their peers. It supersedes previous orders and is subject to any ongoing court proceedings.
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No. 14014/19/2005-AIS-I
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi
Date 26.02. 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-AIS-I 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 $31^{\text {st }}$ December of the vacancy year against which he has been appointed to the IAS.
5. And therefore, the seniority /year of allotment of officers appointed by promotion to IAS of Andhra Pradesh cadre from Select List 2009-A, 2010 and 2011 notified during the period from 01.02 .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 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-2009-A
(Prepared against vacancies arisen between 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009)
- Seniority/year of allotment of officers mentioned at SI. No. 1 and 3 in the Select List of 2009-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 of Select List of 2009-A mentioned at SI. No. 1 to 3 shall be placed below Shri P. Bhaskara, junior most promotee IAS officer of 2005 batch (SI. of 2009) and above Ms. Sujata Sharma, senior most RR IAS officer of 2006 batch of Andhra Pradesh Cadre.
7.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers of Select List of 2010 mentioned at SI. No. 1 to 3 shall be placed below Shri T. Babu Rao Naidu, junior most promotee IAS officer of 2005 batch (SI. of 2009-A) and above Ms. Sujata Sharma, senior most RR IAS officer of 2006 batch of Andhra Pradesh Cadre.
Select List-2011
(Prepared against vacancies arisen between 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2011)
| No. | Name of the Officer (S/Shri) | Date from which holding continuous service is held | Completed year of service rendered in the rank not below that of Deputy Collector or equivalent | Other | No. of S/Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri | No. of Shri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Bharathi Lakpathi Naik | 21.12.1994 | Completed year of service rendered in the rank not below that of Deputy Collector or equivalent. | 17 | 5 | 2006 | Smt. K. Sarada Devi allotted 2005 on the basis of SL 2010. | 2006 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 1 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 2 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 3 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 4 in col.2 | 2006 | |
| 2 | J. Murali | 12.03.1996 | 15 | 5 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 1 in col.2 | 2006 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 2 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 3 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 4 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 5 in col.2 | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Ch. Sridhar | 30.04.1996 | 15 | 5 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 2 in col.2 | 2006 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 2 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 3 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 4 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 5 in col.2 | 2006 | ||
| 4 | M.V. Seshagiri Babu | 06.03.1996 | 15 | 5 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 3 in col.2 | 2006 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 3 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 4 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 5 in col.2 | 2006 | As at Sr. No. 6 in col.2 | 2006 |
8.
| 8. | K. Kanna Babu | 06.03 .1996 | 15 | 5 | 2006 | As at Sr No. 7 in col. 2 |
2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | S. Satyanarayana |
06.04 .1996 | 15 | 5 | 2006 | As at Sr No. 8 in col. 2 |
2006 |
| 10. | K. Y. Naik | 21.01 .1996 | 15 | 5 | 2006 | As at Sr No. 9 in col. 2 |
2006 |
| 11. | P. Venkata Rami Reddy |
15.03 .1996 | 15 | 5 | 2006 | As at Sr No. 10 in col. 2 |
2006 |
| 12. | K. Surendra Mohan | 06.03 .1996 | 15 | 5 | 2006 | As at Sr No. 11 in col. 2 |
2006 |
8.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers of Select List of 2011 mentioned at SI. No. 1 to 12 shall be placed below Shri D. Ronald Rose, junior most RR IAS officer of 2006 batch and above Shri K. Dhananjaya Reddy, junior most promotee IAS officer of 2006 batch ( Non-SCS category) of Andhra Pradesh Cadre.
9. This issues with the approval of Secretary( $P$ ) in supersession of this Department’s order dated 24.09.2012 and 13.06.2013 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
Copy to:-
1 The Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Ilyderabad for onward transmission to the officer concerned. It is also requested that necessary steps may be taken to withdraw all the cases on the similar issue pending in any court of law.
2. The Accountant General, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
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5. NIC, for uploading on the DoPT’s website.