JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J.-Leave granted.

2. Appellant questions correctness of the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court which by the impugned judgment held that respondent No. 1 was to be ranked senior to the appellant in the seniority list. The view taken by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad (for short the Tribunal ) holding that the appellant was senior to respondent No.1 was upset.

3. Factual scenario which is also almost undisputed is as follow :

The Andhra Pradesh Service Commission (for short the Commission ) issued an advertisement inviting application from eligible candidates to be appointed to the post of Road Transport Officer (for short the RTO ). Appellant and Respondent No.1 and others responded to the advertisement. On 13.5.1987 appointment order was issued to the appellant and other selected candidates including respondent No. 1 after they were successful in the selection process conducted by the Commission. In the appointment order 60 days time was granted to the appellant as well as other selected candidates to join the post i.e. the selected candidate was to join the duty on or before 12.7.1987. At the relev