Seniority of GST Officer to be reckoned from from Initial Appointment date, Not Confirmation

Ajit Kumar Panda Vs State of Odisha (Orissa High Court) Seniority of officer to be reckoned from date of initial appointment and not according to date of confirmation Orissa High Court held that once an incumbent is appointed to a post according to the rules, his seniority has to be reckoned from the date of the initial appointment and not according to the date of confirmation, unless the rules provide otherwise. Facts- Vide the present petition, the petitioner challenges the Office Order issued by the Additional Commissioner of CT&GST, CT&GST Territorial Range, Bhubaneswar-opposite pa...