U.P. Reorganisation Act, 2000

The appellants were selected for the post of Personal Assistant by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission on 3 March 2000, before the reorganisation of Uttar Pradesh into Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) on 9 November 2000. After the reorganisation they exercised the option to serve Uttarakhand and …

The appellants, directly recruited Forest Rangers in Uttar Pradesh (now Uttaranchal), challenged a High Court order that gave seniority to promotee Forest Rangers who had been elevated beyond the statutory promotion quota. The Court examined the U.P. Government Servants Seniority Rules, 1991, particularly Rule 8, and h…

The Supreme Court examined whether circular letters issued by the Uttar Pradesh Government in 1995 and 1996 could be treated as the "notified orders" required under the Uttar Pradesh Absorption of Retrenched Employees of Government of Public Corporations in Government Services Rules, 1991, which mandated a cut‑off date…