JUDGMENT :

(Kardak Ete, J.)

Heard Mr. P.J. Saikia, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. R.S. Mishra, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Mr. J. Roy, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. R. Hazarika, learned counsel for the respondents No.5 and 6 and Mr. N.J. Khataniar, learned counsel for the State Respondents.

2. This Intra-Court Appeal is preferred against the judgment and order dated 22.11.2017 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.3306/2017, whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant/writ petitioners has been dismissed.

3. The case, in brief, is that the appellant and one Sri Kamala Kanta Phukan were appointed as Assistant Teachers (Arts) in Dakhin Ghilamara High School (Venture), Dhakuakhana in the district of Lakhimpur, Assam on 18.02.1998 and 25.01.1996 respectively. The respondent No. 5 and 6 were also appointed as Assistant Teachers in the same School and a seniority dispute has arisen at the time of process for provincialisation of the services of the Teachers. The seniority dispute of the appellant and Sri Kamala Kanta Phukan with the respondent No. 5 and 6 has been settled by the respondent authority vide order dated 01.08.2014 pursuant to t