Three armourer constables asked the Patna High Court to cancel the 2015 appointment of 81 colleagues made without roster clearance, and to restore their seniority, relying on a 2025 order in another case. The Court dismissed the petition on delay and laches, holding that having stayed silent for 11 years they were fence-sitters who could not ride a later favourable ruling, and that they had failed to implead any of the affected appointees.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that the seniority of Civil Judges should be based on their appointment date rather than selection. This judgment arose from a case regarding Civil Judges in Chhattisgarh, confirming that delays in appointments should not disadvantage candidates, thereby clarifying seniority rules within the judiciary.
