( 1 ) THIS Writ Appeal is directed against the order of the learned single Judge dated 7th April 1999 in Writ Petition No. 28182 of 1998. The appellant herein filed the said Writ Petition calling in question the action of the Management of the Karnataka Land Army corporation Limited, the first respondent herein, in promoting the respondents 2 to 5 herein as Assistant Directors on incharge basis with effect from 29. 04. 1989 and on regular basis with effect from 01. 11. 1989.

( 2 ) THE events that lead to the filing of the Writ Petition be noted briefly as under: the appellant-Writ Petitioner was appointed as TASK FORCE commander (TFC) on 30 July, 1984 on temporary basis. The respondents 2 to 5 were also similarly appointed to the post of the tfc on temporary basis by the first respondent management. Subsequently, the services of the writ petitioner as well as respondents 2 to 5 in the post of TFC were regularized with effect from 15. 05. 1987. Admittedly, among the writ petitioner and respondent 2 to 5 in the cadre of TFC, the petitioner was placed above respondents 2 to 5 both in provisional seniority list dated

( 3 ) 03. 1991 and final seniority list dated 01. 04. 1998.