#Appointment date

Assistant teachers whose appointment was postponed because of a public holiday must receive their first salary increment based on the original appointment date, with salary back-dated and arrears payable from 1 January 2017. The order compels the Uttar Pradesh education department to re-fix salaries accordingly, benefiting dozens of teachers who were otherwise denied the increment.

Gauhati High Court rules that seniority in government service accrues from the date of actual joining, not from the publication of the select list or appointment during litigation. This holding reinforces the principle that procedural delays or disputes do not alter the substantive basis for seniority determination, impacting all government employees.

Chhattisgarh High Court rules that seniority in service must be calculated from initial appointment date, not transfer date, ensuring fairness under Articles 14 and 16.