IN CASE REDUCTION OF POST IS FOR SPECIFIED PERIOD,ON COMPLETION OF SUCH PERIOD , GOVT SERVANT AUTOMATICALLY PROMOTED WITH SENIORITY AS EXISTING PRIOR TO THE REDUCTION

Fixation of seniority of a Govt servant reverted to a lower post / grade/ service for a specified period as a measure of penalty and subsequently re promoted to higher post after the expiry of the period of punishment and in cases where the reduction is for a specified period and is not to operate to postpone future increment, the seniority of the government servant may, unless the terms of the order of punishment provide  otherwise, be fixed in the higher service , grade or post or the higher time scale at what it would have been,but for his reduction .In cases where an order of punishment does not specifically cover the points referred above, the government servant on whom the penalty of reduction for a specified period is imposed , will on completion of such period be promoted automatically and his seniority will be determined as follows:-- If the period of reduction does not operate to postpone future increments, the government servant on repromotion  , will regain his seniority as it existed before his reduction.It is clarified that promoters will be treated as regular only to the extent to which direct recruitment vacancies are reported to the recruiting authorities on the basis of the quotas prescribed in the relevant recruitment rules, excess promotees ,if any exceeding the share falling to the promotion quota based on the corresponding figure notified for direct recruitment, would be treated only as ad- hoc promotees.The General principles of seniority referred above may be deemed to have been modified by the HP personnel on 24-12-81 and subsequently on 1-9-2010 and finally concluded on 3-12-14 for which the cases are lying pending with the Administrative Department  to release the due consequential benefits of the held review and revision restructured in favor of the cadre / grade / post of junior Engineer since 3-10-91 with designated post Extra Assistant Engineer so issued after 18 years of regular service in the scale and grade