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Government may, in special circumstances, with the approval the Commission , appoint an officer to the Service by transfer, Appointment by transfer 11 (1) Officers appointed to the Service shall remain on probation for a period of two years, if recruited by direct appointment and one year if recruited otherwise: Probation Provided that- (a) any period after appointment to the Service spent on deputation on a corresponding or a higher post shall count towards the period of probation fixed under this section; Executive engineer or above, prior to appointment to the Service may, at the discretion of Government be allowed to count towards the period of probation fixed under this section: and (c) an officiating appointment in the Service shall be reckoned as a period spent on probation but no member who has thus officiated shall, on the completion of the prescribed period of probation, be entitled to be confirmed, unless he is appointed against a cadre post. (2) If the work or conduct of an officer appointed to the Service during the period of probation is , in the opinion of Government, no satisfactory, it may- (a) dispense with his service, if recruited by direct appointment; or (b) if recruited otherwise- (i) revert him to his former post; or (ii) deal with him in such other manner as the terms and conditions of his previous appointment permit, (3)On the completion of the period of probation of an officer, the Government may- (a) confirm such officer in his appointment; or (b)if no cadre post is vacant for him, declare that he has completed his probation satisfactorily; or (c)if his work and conduct has, in its opinion, not been Satisfactory, dispense with his services, if recruited by direct appointment: or (d) ifrecruited otherwise- (i) revert him to his former post; or (ii) deal with him within the terms and conditions of his previous appointment; or (e)extend his period of probation and thereafter pass such orders as it could have passed on the expiry of the first period of probation; Provided that the total period of probation, including extension, if any, shall not exceed three years. ' (4)On the satisfactory completion of the period of probation, Government shall confirm such officer in a cadre post, if one is available for him. (12) (1) In the case of Assistant Executive Engineers the order of merit determined by the Commission shall not be disturbed in fixing the inter se seniority amongst them.Seniority (2) Inter se seniority of the members of the Service appointed as Executive Engineers in the Buildings and Roads Branch, Public Health Branch and Irrigation Branch shall be determined by the length of continuous service on the post of Executive Engineers; Provided that seniority shall be determined separately for Buildings and Roads Branch, Public Health Branch and Irrigation Branch: Provided further that in case of Executive Engineers directly appointed or promoted from Assistant Executive Engineer or promoted from Class-II Service or appointed by transfer on the same day, their inter se seniority shall be in the following order :- (i) Executive Engineer directly appointed shall be senior to all: (ii) Executive Engineer promoted from Assistant Executive Engineer shal] he senior to the Executive Engineer promoted from Class-II Service or appointed by transfer; (iii) Executive Engineer promoted from Class-II Service shall be senior to the Executive Engineer appointed by transfer. (3) In the case of the Executive Engineers appointed by transfer from different cadres, their seniority shall be determined according to pay, preference being given to a member, who was drawing a higher rate of pay in his previous appointment, and if the rates of pay drawn are also the same, then by the length of their service in the appointment; and if the length of such service is also the same, the older member shall be senior to the younger member. (4) Where a member of the Service, for a cause which Govt. considers to be sufficient, is unable to join the Service or continues with Government's approval on deputation outside the service, it shall be open to Government to allow him credit for such service as if it was service rendered under this Act for purposes of the fixation of his seniority. Explanation - All employment on deputation after a member has joined the Service and has had his seniority fixed under this Act, shall count as if it was employment in the Service and shall not in any way affect the seniority already fixed, except to the extent that such seniority would in any case have been affected had the member of the Service continued to. work in the department.