JUDGMENT - M.M. QAZI, J.:---The petitioner is a Central Government employee working as a Time Scale Clerk with the Divisional Engineer, Telegraphs, Nagpur. It is contended that on 15-3-1967 the Post Master General, Maharashtra Circle Bombay, issued a direction for the fixation of seniority of those clerks who were recruited before 27-1-1959 but have passed confirmation test at fifth or sixth attempt. In view of these instructions, the petitioner was relegated to the bottom for that particular year of recruitment on the basis of the date of confirmation. It is contended that on 10-8-1970 the Director General issued a circular for preparation of common gradation list of the then T.R.A. personnel and the personnel already working in the Engineering division on the basis of continuous service in either of the units. In pursuance of the said circular, the Division Engineer, Telegraphs, Nagpur, prepared and issued a common gradation list of seniority working in the cadre, scale and same grade of time scale. According to the petitioner the aforesaid directions and circular resulted in his supersession. The petitioner made a representation dated 1-2-1971 to the Post Master General, Maharas

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