( 1 ) THE Petitioner in this Writ Petition has challengedthe selections made for the post of Inspector/rpf vide impugned letterdated 18-2-1974 of the Northern Railway (Annexure a ) and also the Jointseniority list of Sub Inspectors Grade 1 and 2 of Uniform and Armed branchesof Northern Railway (Annexure b ), issued on 14/09/1973.

( 2 ) THE main grievance of the petitioner is that his name in the jointseniority list of Sub Inspectors Grade I and II of the Uniformed and Armedbranches of Railway Protection Force Staff, Northern Railway has beenshown at Serial No. 145, which is not correct. In fact his seniority shouldhave been fixed at Serial No. 21 in place of Sh. Kulwant Singh and the persons having seniority up to Serial No. 81, namely, Sh. Mukhtiar Singh Dahiya,had been selected for the post of Inspector/rpf vide Annexure a and assuch being senior he should also have been considered and selected for thepost of Inspector. It amounts to supersession by the junior and as such heis entitled to be considered for the post of Inspector from the date of hisjunior was selected vide Annexure A. According to him, during the pendencyof the writ petition he was promoted by the res