ORDER:— These writ petitions are under Art. 32 of the Constitution. The dispute which forms the subject-matter relates to one of inter se seniority between direct recruits and promotees to the post of Senior Marketing Inspector.

2. The same dispute was before this Court in C.A. No. 3148 of 1979. The petitioners in present W.P. Nos. 9149-51 of 1983 were the appellants. By judgment dated May 7, 1982 (reported in AIR 1982 SC 1244: 1982 All LJ 1080) this Court while disposing of the appeal gave the following direction (Para 17):

"The Government shall now issue a fresh seniority list in the light of the observations made and principles enunciated by this Court and the High Court so as to avoid any reversion of promotees, who had been promoted within their quota as Senior Marketing Inspectors or above,"

A fresh seniority list has been duly published on August 4, 1983 pursuant to the said direction and is Annexure III to the said writ petition. This seniority list has been assailed in the main matter by contending that the direction of the Court has not been implemented. The said writ petitions raised similar contentions but in W.P. No. 9074 of 1983 the facts are somewhat different and we sh