Dehradun, Nov. 9 -- Four promotee Provincial Civil Services (PCS) officers in Uttarakhand are finally set to receive the long-pending benefits of seniority and promotion retrospectively from 1 October, 2007, following a prolonged legal battle between promotee and directly recruited PCS officers. Acting in compliance with the Supreme Court's directions, the state government has now issued an official order, paving the way for the four officers to receive the benefits of seniority against vacancies pertaining to the 2007-08 selection year.
The dispute over the seniority of PCS officers has remained a contentious issue in the state administration for several years, with directly recruited PCS officers and those promoted from subordinate servi...