COMM.& DIRECTOR OF AGR.. vs P.SUDHKAR RAO . — C.A. No. 9490/2013

Case Summary: C.A. No. 009490/2013 The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the Commissioner & Director of Agriculture, reversing the High Court's judgment. The respondents, selected as Agricultural Officers in 1978-1981, were placed on a waiting list due to a government ban on direct recruitment through the Employment Exchange (imposed March 5, 1982). They were finally appointed in 1990 but sought seniority from 1982 (selection date). The Court held that seniority must be fixed from the appointment letter issuance date (1990), not selection date, as "selection" (recruitment) differs from "appointment" (actual posting) under service law principles and the AP State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1996. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.