( 1 ) THE writ petitions have challenged the seniority list issued by the 1st respondent on 17-6-96 on the ground that the position of the petitioners is not correctly reflected in the seniority list- The petitioners submit that they were recruited as Branch Managers in JMGS-I in the respondent Bank. Petitioner No. 1 was provisionally selected and appointed on 8-3-86 and placed on probation for a period of two years and was confirmed on 26-4-88. Since then he is working with the Bank. The second petitioner was recruited on 9-11 -85, he was placed on probation for two years and was confirmed on 9-11-87 and was also working since then. Both the petitioners were appointed after selection. It is submitted that when the selections were made, list of selected candidates was put up in Notice Board by the respondent Bank. Two separate lists were prepared, the SC Officers were shown separately and Non-SC Officers were shown separately. The first petitioner was shown at Serial No. 5 whereas Petitioner No. 2 was shown at serial No. 1. Seniority list was issued on 17-6-96 and objections were invited. The Petitioner No. 1 was shown at Serial No. 16 and second petitioner was shown