An organization published an advertisement for recruitment, in which two nos. vacancy list published i.e., current vacancy, backlog vacancy. Accordingly, a common written examination was conducted and selection lists published for both the vacancies separately on the same date. After document verification and medical checkup, appointment orders were issued to selected junior engineers for both current & backlog vacancies on same date. Also, two nos. mark list i.e., for current vacancy & backlog vacancy of the appeared candidates has been published on the website. In the Advertisement, it was written that Backlog vacancies will be filled up first. Thereafter, current vacancies will be filled up.
Now, organization has published a seniority list of the selected candidates in which backlog list candidates with less merit have been considered as senior most against the current list merit candidates who have secured the highest mark in the recruitment examination.
Backlog vacancies will be filled up first, that does not mean backlog list candidates with less merit have been considered as senior most against the current general (open category) candidates who have secured the highest mark in the recruitment examination.
So my queries are as follows:
(i) The method adopted by the organization for preparation of seniority list is correct? If, correct, please furnish the appropriate Dopt order which stated that “backlog list candidates with less merit have been considered as senior most against the current general (open category) candidates” as in the advertisement it was written that “Backlog vacancies will be filled up first”.
As per Dopt orders, govt of india, seniority will be based on the merit list , without distinguishing between backlog and current vacancies.
