STATE OF MAHARASHTRA vs PURSHOTTAM — C.A. No. 8230/1996

Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Purshottam The Supreme Court modified the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal's order regarding seniority of Junior Engineers. While dismissing Maharashtra's appeal, the Court held that state-level seniority lists for promotions to Sub-Divisional Engineer must account for the "deemed dates" assigned under two 1977 Government Resolutions, which credited work-charged establishment service. The Court reasoned that without specific recruitment rules mandating otherwise, state-level seniority should derive from circle-level seniority lists already prepared using these deemed dates, ensuring consistent seniority determination across cadre levels. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.