S A SIDDIQUI vs M WAJID KHAN — C.A. No. 7769/1997

Summary The Supreme Court allowed Prof. S.A. Siddiqui's appeal, holding that he is entitled to seniority over Prof. M. Wajid Khan despite being promoted to Professor under the Merit Promotion Scheme while Khan held a general post. The Court ruled that both streams of appointments belong to the same cadre of Professors, and inter se seniority must be determined by the regulations framed by the Executive Council under the Aligarh Muslim University Act, which accord seniority based on length of service. The High Court's order directing separate seniority lists and barring Merit Promotion appointees from administrative positions was set aside. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.