S.RAVINDRA BHAT, SUNIL GAUR
Air India Ltd. (Earlier Known As Indian Airlines Ltd) – Appellant
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M S Jayanthi – Respondent
S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.
1. Notice.
2. Ms. Madhumita Bora, Advocate accepts notice.
3. The grievance raised in this appeal is with respect to Single Bench judgment of this Court dated 13.01.2017 whereby petitioner i.e. late Sh. J. Chandra Hassan’s claim for seniority and consequential promotion was granted. Sh. J. Chandra Hassan and one J. Sathyanarayan were both appointed as Assistant Manager (Security) in consequence of a direct recruitment process conducted in 1993. A panel was prepared on 11.11.1993. The petitioner-J. Chandra Hassan’s grievance was that though he was well-merited, he was treated junior to J. Sathyanarayan on the ground that the latter was senior to him within the organisation. On this grievance, unable to secure any departmental redress, he had approached this Court by filing a W.P. (C) 2333/1997. The Court after appreciating the circumstances and the submissions of the parties had allowed the writ petition on 01.07.2013 essentially placing reliance on Rule 9 of the Recruitment Rules. The Air India was aggrieved and carried the matter in appeal i.e. LPA 690/2013, which was allowed on 07.03.2014 and the matter was remitted for fresh consideration to the learn
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