No.

14014/17/2006-AIS-1
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi
Date 26.02 2018
ORDER

Whereas, this Department in the wake of Hon'ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana
order dated 01.02.2010 in CWP No.15798/2009 in the case of Praveen Kumar, an State
Civil Service officer of Punjab cadre Vs Union of India and as confirmed by Hon'ble
Supreme Court, issued notification dated 18.4.2012 for making amendment in the
respective seniority regulations for IAS/IPS/IFoS. These amendments were however
made applicable to the Select Lists prepared as per the ratio laid down in the case of
Praveen Kumar and accordingly, seniority/year of allotment of the officers included in the
said Select Lists were determined as per the amended seniority regulations.

2. And whereas, consequent upon dismissal of SLP No.4930-4931 of 2016 and

Review Petition No. 001428 -001429/2017 filed by DoPT in the case of F.R. Jamadar and
other connected court cases filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs viz. CA No.4419 of 2016
—UOI Vs Kailash Chandra Agarwal & Ors, CA No.8199 of 2016 —UOI Vs Arvind Kumar
Sharda & Ors, CA No.8200 of 2016 —UOI Vs Keval Krishna Indoria & Ors, CA No.1396 of
2016 —UOI Vs R.A. Sanjeev and WP (C) No. 301 of 2016 -N.K.S. Chauhan Vs UOI, this
Department vide OM No. No.14014/14/2014-AIS-1 dated 21.8.2017 has decided to apply
the amended seniority regulations prospectively i.e. w.e.f. 18.04.2012.

3. And whereas, this Department vide OM No.14014/14/2014-AIS-1 dated 03.11.2017

has decided that Seniority/year of allotment of officer appointed after 18.4.2012 against
the vacancies arisen between 1.2.2010 to 18 4 2012 may be fixed as per pre-amended
seniority rules throughout the Cadres.

4. Further, this Department vide OM No.14014/14/2014-AIS-1 dated 22.01.2018 has

also decided to count the service of the officer rendered in the rank of Deputy Collector or
equivalent upto the 31st December of the vacancy year against which he has been
appointed to the IAS.

5. And therefore, the seniority /year of allotment of officers appointed by promotion to

IAS of Punjab cadre from Select List 2008-A, 2009, 2010 and 2011 notified during the
period from 1.2.2010 to 18.4.2012/ prepared against the vacancies arisen during the said
period have been reviewed and re-determined by applying pre-amended seniority rule 3
(3)(ii) of IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987 read with clarification dated
21.08.2017, 03.11.2017 and 22.01.2018 as under:

Weightage Formula as per pre-amended Seniority Rules is as under:-

Completed years of qualifying service Weightage in years

12 4
15 5
18 6
21 7

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Name o f t he O ffice r ( S/ Shri/Smt)

(SC)
Singh

(SC) #

Paramjit
6.

Mohinder
Rupender

Randhawa #

Singh (SC) #

Singh (SC) #

# Since, retied.
Prithi Chand

Harjit Singh
23.04.1986

23.04.1986

23.04.1986

30.04.1986

23.04.1986

L
Comp lete d y ea r o f se rv ice re n de re din the ran k
not be low t ha t o fDep u ty Co llector o r eq u iv a le n t
23

27
25

upto t he 3 1 st Dece m be r of t he y ea r for w hic h t he

meet ing of t he co m m ittee to ma ke se lect ion was

22

22

22

22

22
he ldto p rep a re t he Se lect L ist o n the ba s is of
Select List 2008-A

w hic h t he sa id o ffic e r( s) we re app o in te d to I AS

( Fractio ns if any, a re to be ig no re d) i. e.

Page 2 o I . 7
3 1. 12. 2008.

Tota l we ig htag e in y ears in te rms o fthe IAS

7
5

7
7

7
( Reg u la t io n o fSe n iority ) Ru le s, 198 7 as
amen de dfrom t ime to t ime, tilldate.
Yea r o = a llotme n t e n tit le d
6

2001

2001

2001
2001

2001
Na me, y ea r o fSL an dY OA of the o ffice r in PQ
Shri

Singh

( SCS), im me dia te ly s en ior to t he one w hos e

above
above

above
above
7

allotted

of 2008.
Harkesh

name is in co lu mn no. 02
2001 batch

As in
As in

As in
on the
basis of SL

As in
column 2
column 2
column 2

column 2
(Prepared against vacancies arisen between 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2008)
10(Maxim urn)

Ye ar o fAllotme n t as s ig n ed
8

2001

2001

2001
2001

2001
 1.

2.
Na me of t he O ffice r ( S/Shri/Sm t)

Arora
7.

Kaushik
2

Mohinder Pal
Ravinder Kumar
Da te fro m w hic hho ld ing ran k no tbe low t ha t ofDy
Co l lecto r in S C S o r eq u iva le n t

17 09.1987

28.04.1989
Comp leted y ear of se rv ice re n de redin t he ra n k not
be low t hat o fDep u ty Co l lecto r or eq u iva le n t up to t he 3 1st
Decembe r of t he y ea r fo r w h ic ht he meet ing of t he

22

20
co mm ittee to ma ke se lect io n w as he ld to p rep a re t he
Se lect L ist o n t he bas is of w hic h t he sa id office r( s) we re
app o in te d to IAS ( Fra ct io ns if a ny, a re to be ig nore d) i. e.
most RR IAS officer of 2002 batch of Punjab Cadre.

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31. 1 2. 200 9.
Select List 2009

To ta l we ig l- tag e in y ea rs in te rms oft he I AS ( Reg u la t io n

6
o f Se n io rity ) Ru les, 19 87 as amen dedfro m t ime to t ime,
t ill da te.

Ye ar of a llo tmen t e n t itle d

2002

2003
A.
Name, y ear ofSL a n d Y OA of t he o ffice r in PQ ( SCS),

Shri
Harjit
7

Singh
immedia te ly sen io r to the one w hose na me is in co lu m n

above.
allotted
no. 02

2001 on

As in
of 2008-
the basis

column 2
Year ofAllotme n t a ss ig ned
(Prepared against vacancies arisen between 01.01.2009 to 31.12.2009)

2002

2003
8
promotee IAS officer of 2001 batch (SL - 2008) and above Dr. Zade Vijay Namdeorao, senior
of 2008-A mentioned at SI. No.1 to 5 shall be placed below Shri Harkesh Singh, junior most
6.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers of Select List
7.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers of Select List
of 2009 mentioned at SI. No.1 shall be placed below Shri Baldeo Purushartha, junior most
RR IAS officer of 2002 batch (SL of 2008) and above Shri Kamal Kishor Yadav, senior most
RR IAS officer of 2003 batch of Punjab Cadre.

7.2 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers of Select List
of 2009 mentioned at SI. No.2 shall be placed below Shri Rajat Agarwal, or most RR IAS
officer of 2003 batch and above Shri Arshdeep Singh Thind, senior most R IAS officer of
2004 batch of Punjab Cadre.

8. Select List 2010

(Prepared against vacancies arisen between 01.01.2010 to 31.12.2010)

Tota l we ig htag e in y e ars in te rms o f t he IAS ( Reg u lat ion of

Na me, y ea r ofS L an dYO A of the o fficer in PQ ( SCS),

Co mp lete d y ea r o f se rv ice ren de re din the ra n k not be low t ha t o f
Dy. Co lle cto r in SC S or eq u iva len t till 3 1 st Dece m ber of the y ea r

office rs we re app o in te dto I AS ( Fra ct io ns if a ny, a re to be

he ld to p rep a re t he Se lec t L is t o n t he ba s is o f w hi c h t he sa id
for w h ic h t he mee t ing of t he com m ittee to ma ke se lect io n wa s

imme d ia te ly s e n io r to t he one w ho se na me is in co lum n no. 02

Se n ior ity ) Ru les, 19 87 as a m e n de dfro m t ime to t ime, t illda te.
Name o f t he O ffice r ( S/S hri/Smt)

Yea r ofA llotm e n t ass ig ne d

Year o f a llotme n t en t it le d
ig no re d) i. e. 3 1. 1 2. 20 10.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1

Tejinder Pal Singh 26.04.1989 21 7 2003 Shri 2003

1.
Sidhu Mohinder
Pal Arora
allotted
2003 on the
basis of SL
of 2009
Chander Gaind 08.11.1990 20 6 2004 As at Sr No 2004
2
1 in Col. 2

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3. Manvesh Singh 15.04.1991 19 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2004

Sidhu 2 in Col. 2
4. Dharam Pal 12.04.1991 19 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2004
3 in Col. 2
5. Gagandeep Singh 13.04.1991 19 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2004
Brar 4 in Col. 2
6. Balwinder Singh 16.04.1991 19 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2004
Dhaliwal 5 in Col. 2
7 Arun Sekhri 13.02.1991 19 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2004
6 in Col. 2
8 Manjit Singh Narang 28.05.1993 17 5 2005 As at Sr No. 2005
7 in Col. 2
9. D.S. Mangat 10.07.1991 19 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 *
8 in Col. 2
10 Smt. Jaswinder Kaur 04.12.1992 18 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 "
9 in Col. 2
11 Indu Malhotra 04.12.1992 18 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 *
10 in Col. 2
12 Amar Partap Singh 04 12.1992 18 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 *
Virk 11 in Col. 2
13 Gurpreet Kaur Sapra 15 12 1992 18 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 *
12 in Col. 2
14 Preet Dev Singh 15.12 1992 18 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 *
Shergill # 13in Col. 2
15 Gurlovleen Singh 07.12 1992 18 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 *
14 in Col. 2
16 Ashwani Kumar 09.1 1992 18 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 *
15 in Col. 2
17 Ravinder Singh # 04.12.1992 18 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 *
16 in Col. 2
18 Ritu Aggarwal 03.12.1992 18 6 2004 As at Sr No. 2005 *
17 in Col. 2
# Since, retired.

* Seniority/year of allotment of officers mentioned at SI. No. 9 to 18 in the Select List of 2010 has
been restricted under provisions of the rule 3(3)(ii) of IAS(Regulation of Seniority ) Rules, 1987
which provide that an officer shall not be assigned year of allotment earlier than year of
allotment assigned to other officer senior to him in that Select List or appointed on the basis of
earlier Select List.

8.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers of Select List of
2010 mentioned at SI. No.1 shall be placed below Shri Mohinder Pal Arora, junior most
promotee IAS officer of 2003 batch (SL of 2009) and above Shri Arshdeep Singh Thind, senior
most RR IAS officer of 2004 batch of Punjab Cadre.

8.2 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers of Select List of
2010 mentioned at SI. No. 2 to7 shall be placed below Ms. Kavita Singh, junior most RR IAS
officer of 2004 batch and above Dr. Basant Garg, senior most RR IAS officer of 2005 batch of
Punjab Cadre.

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8.3 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers
2010 mentioned at SI. No.8 to 18 shall be placed below Ms. Tanu Kashyap, junior most RR IAS
officer of 2005 batch and above Dr. Abhinav, senior most RR IAS officer of 2006 batch of
Punjab Cadre.

Select List-2011
(Against vacancies arisen between 1.1.2011 to 31.12.2011)

imme diate ly s en io r to t he o ne w hose na me is in co lu m n

Name, y e ar ofSL a n dYOA of t he office r in PQ ( S C S),
t hat o fDy. Co llector in SC S o r eq u iva le n tti ll3 1 st
cem be r De

Se le ct List o n t he bas is o f w hic h t he sa id officers were

o ft he y ea r fo r w hic ht he me e t ing o f t he
com m ittee to ma ke s e lect ion was he ld to p rep a re t he
Comp le ted y ea r of se rv ice re n de re din t he ra n k not be low

ap p o in te d to IA S ( Fract io ns if any, a re to be ig nored) i. e.

Tota l w e ig htag e in y ea rs in te rm s of t he IAS ( Reg u latio n

ofSe n ior ity ) Ru les, 1 98 7 as a me n de dfrom time to time,
Na me of t he Office r ( S/Shri/ Sm t)

Yea r ofAl lotme n t as s ig ne d

Pe ll qu 9 ;uei.t4o lie;oJea A
o n 31. 12. 2 01 1

tillda te.

no. 0 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1.$ Praneet 28.04 1989 22 7 2001 Ms. Ritu 2005

Aggarwal
allotted
2005
batch on
the basis
of SL of
2010.
2. Sukhwinder Singh 30.01.1992 19 6 2005 As at Sr 2005
No. 1 in
Col. 2
3. Gurdev Singh 17.12.1992 19 6 2005 As at Sr 2005
No. 2 in
Col. 2
4 Malwinder Singh 04.12 1992 19 6 2005 As at Sr 2005
Jaggi No. 3 in
Col. 2
5. Parminder Singh Gill 03 12 1992 19 6 2005 As at Sr 2005
No. 4 in
Col. 2

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 19 6 2005 As at Sr 2005
6. Manpreet Singh 04.12.1992
No. 5 in
Col. 2
04.12.1992 19 6 2005 As at Sr 2005
7. Jaskiran Singh No. 6 in
Col. 2
19 6 2005 Aso. at Sr 2005
8. Dilraj Singh 04 12.1992
N 7 in
Col. 2

$ Included in Select List of 2011 after Review vide this Department's Notification No.
22012/28/2017-AIS(I) - B dated 27.09.2017.

* Seniority/year of allotment of officers mentioned at SI. No. 1 in the Select List of 2011 has
been restricted under provisions of the rule 3(3)(ii) of IAS(Regulation of Seniority ) Rules, 1987
which provide that an officer shall not be assigned year of allotment earlier than year of
allotment assigned to other officer senior to him in that Select List or appointed on the basis of
earlier Select List.

9.3 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, officers of Select List of
2011 mentioned at SI. No.1 to 8 shall be placed below Ms. Ritu Aggarwal, junior most promotee
IAS officer of 2005 batch and above Dr. Abhinav, senior most RR IAS officer of 2006 batch of
Punjab Cadre.

10. This issues with the approval of Secretary (P) superstation of this Department's orders
of even number dated 06.07.2012, 30.04.2013 and 17.12.2013 and is subject to outcome of
any court case pending in any court of law.

Ordered accordingly.
(Udai Bhan Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 23094142

Copy to:-

1. The Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab, Chandigarh for onward transmission to the
officers concerned. It is also requested that necessary steps may be taken to withdraw
all the cases, if any, on the similar issue pending in any court of law.
2. The Accountant General, Government of Punjab, Chandigarh
3. US(S-II)/US (AIS-III)
4. EO (PR)/R0 (CM)
IC, for uploading on the DOPT's website.

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