**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways announces the regular appointment of seven Central Secretariat Services (CSS) officers to the post of Section Officer. These appointments are made against the Seniority Quota for the Select List Year 2026, effective from July 1, 2026. The appointments are subject to the final outcomes of pending litigations in the Supreme Court and other competent courts regarding seniority and promotions.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Appointment Details**
* Seven officers have been promoted to the rank of Section Officer on a regular basis.
* The appointments are effective as of July 1, 2026.
* The selected officers are placed in Level-8 (Rs. 47,600–1,51,100) of the pay matrix.
**Selection Basis**
* The promotions are granted under the Seniority Quota for the Select List Year 2026.
* The appointed officers include Archana Chhikara, Maneesh Pant, Himanshu Joshi, Vinay Chahal, Sandeep Saini, Shashank Pawar, and Raman Chamber.
**Legal Conditions and Provisos**
* Appointments are contingent upon the outcome of Civil Appeal No. 629/2022 in the Supreme Court of India (Jarnail Singh batch of cases).
* The transition is subject to further orders from any competent court regarding seniority and promotion matters in the SO/ASO grade filed up to the date of the notification.
**Impact Analysis**
**Appointed CSS Officers**
**Impact**
These individuals receive a regular promotion to Section Officer and a salary advancement to Level-8 of the pay matrix effective from July 1, 2026.
**Action Required**
The officers must assume their new roles, noting that their permanent status in the grade is subject to future judicial decisions.
**Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways**
**Impact**
The Ministry formalizes its administrative hierarchy for the 2026 Select List Year by filling seven Section Officer positions through the seniority quota.
**Action Required**
The administration must update service records and payroll systems to reflect the new designations and pay levels, while monitoring relevant court proceedings that may alter these appointments.
**The Judiciary / Competent Courts**
**Impact**
Pending and future rulings on seniority and promotion (specifically the Jarnail Singh batch of cases) will legally dictate the finality and validity of these administrative appointments.
**Action Required**
None specified in the document; however, the Ministry’s notification acknowledges the binding nature of future court orders on these specific personnel actions.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: The central government ministry responsible for the notification and appointment of Section Officers within its administrative framework.
Central Secretariat Services (CSS): The administrative civil service cadre to which the officers belong and within which the promotions to Level-8 of the pay matrix are being made.
Civil Appeal No.629/2022 (Jarnail Singh batch of cases): A significant Supreme Court legal proceeding regarding seniority and promotion that dictates the conditional nature of these appointments.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 2
PART I—Section 2
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
24, 1947
स.ं 37] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िलु ाई 13, 2026/आर्ाढ 22, 1948
No. 37] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026/ASHADHA 22, 1948 ss24, 1947
पत्तन, पोत पररवहन और िलमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 िुलाई , 2026
फा. स.ं ए-32014/1/2020-स्ट्थ ा.I.—- राष्टर पजत, केन्दर ीय सजचवालय सेवा (सीएसएस) के जनम्न जलजखत
अजधकाररयों को वररष्टठ ता कोटा से चयन सूची वर्ग-2026 के जलए जनयजमत आधार पर वेतन मैररक् स के लेवल-8
(47,600-1,51,100) में दिनाकं 01.07.2026 से अनुभाग अजधकारी के रूप में स ेजनयुक्त करते ह:ैं-
क्रम. स.ं नाम (श्री/ सश्रु ी) स.अ.अ. एसएल िन्दम जतजथ
1. अचगना जिकारा 2014/167 10.03.1989
2. मनीर् पंत 2014/402 14.08.1989
3. जहमांिु िौहरी 2014/504 22.12.1988
4. जवनय चहल 2014/547 13.11.1989
5. संिीप सैनी 2014/614 07.02.1989
6. ििांक पवार 2014/615 10.09.1989
7. रमन चैंबर 2016/411 29.09.1990
5269 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.2]
2. उपयुगक् त अजधकाररयों की जनयजु ि, जनम्न जलजखत न्द यायालयी मामलों के जनणगय तथा अन्द य दकसी भी संबंजधत
मामले में दकसी सक्षम न्द यायालय द्वारा पाररत दकसी अन्द य आििे के भी अध् यधीन ह:ै-
i. भारत के माननीय उच् चतम न्द यायालय में िायर जसजवल अपील सं. 629/2022 तथा संबंजधत मामले (मामलों का
िरनैल ससंह बैच);
ii. दकसी सक्षम न्द यायालय में अनभु ाग अजधकारी/ सहायक अनुभाग अजधकारी के ग्रेड में वररष्टठ ता, पिोन्नजत आदि स े
संबंजधत अब तक िि गदकए गए मामले, यदि कोई हो।
संिीप गुप् ता, संयिु सजचव
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th July, 2026
F. No. A-32014/1/2020-Estt.I.— The President is pleased to appoint the following officer as Section Officer
of the Central Secretariat Services (CSS) in Level-8 (47,600-1,51,100) of the pay matrix on a regular basis for the
Select List Year 2026, against the Seniority Quota, w.e.f. 01.07.2026:
Sl. No. Name (Sh.) ASO CSL D.O.B
1. Archana Chhikara 2014/167 10.03.1989
2. Maneesh Pant 2014/402 14.08.1989
3. Himanshu Joshi 2014/504 22.12.1988
4. Vinay Chahal 2014/547 13.11.1989
5. Sandeep Saini 2014/614 07.02.1989
6. Shashank Pawar 2014/615 10.09.1989
7. Raman Chamber 2016/411 29.09.1990
2. The appointment of the above officer shall be subject to the outcome of the following court cases and also
subject to any other order passed by any competent courts in any connected matters:
i. Civil Appeal No.629/2022 in Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and connected matters (Jarnail Singh batch of cases).
ii. Matters relating to seniority, promotion etc in SO/ASO grade, if any, filed in any competent court till date.
SANDEEP GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
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