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1997 Supreme(SC) 54

A. M. AHMADI, S. P. BHARUCHA
P. B. Chowdhary – Appellant
Versus
Govt. of A. P. – Respondent


ORDER

1. Special leave granted.

2. The brief facts are that by the decision of this Court in G. Venkat Reddy V. GovL of A. P this Court in para 15 thereof gave the following directions : (SCC p. 435) "J5.... The candidates who have entered service after passing the SQT shall rank immediately after the regularly appointed candidates who had entered service before the selection of the successful SQT candidates. Next to the SQT candidates will rank those who are governed by this Courts directive in the last para of Divakar case2. Thereafter, the seniority will be fixed between the candidates under a GOMs No. 647, the upgraded supervisors and the SC/ST candidates recruited under Rule 22(e) - limited recruitment scheme - in the light of this judgment."

3. The direction, therefore, clearly sets out how the seniority will be fixed between candidates belonging to three different groups. The appellants before us contend that they belong to the Divakar group. Insofar as the directive in the last para of Divakar case2 is concerned it reads as under : (SCC p. 346, para 6) 6.. .. In order to do justice between the parties and not to leave the appellants, fresh young engineering graduates, in th



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