JUDGMENT :

Sanjay Kumar Medhi, J.

1. The present Appeal has been filed challenging the common judgment and order dated 01.06.2018, passed in three writ petitions, namely, WP(C) 44 (AP)/2017, WP(C) 86 (AP)/2017 & WP(C) 573 (AP)/2017. By the said common judgment, the first writ petition, namely, WP(C) 44(AP)/2017, has been dismissed, whereby, the claim of the petitioner to be declared to be senior to the private respondent No. 4 has been negated and accordingly, the other impugned orders of reversion dated 19.12.2016 of the petitioner and the order dated 14.07.2017 of promotion of the private respondent No. 4 to the post of Superintending Engineer (E & M) have not been interfered. It is the petitioner in the first writ petition, who is also a party in the other writ petitions, have preferred the present appeal along with the two other appeals.

2. Heard Mr. I. Chowdhury, learned Senior Advocate for the appellant/writ petitioner, assisted by Mr. S. Biswakarma. Also heard Mr. D. Soki, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, appearing on behalf of the State respondents and Mr. P.K. Tiwari, learned Senior Advocate for the respondent No. 4, assisted by Mr. A.R. Gogoi.

3. The brief facts