JUDGMENT :

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioner is the applicant in O.A.No.1959 of 2016 on the file of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal at Thiruvananthapuram, which is one filed invoking the provisions under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking an order to quash Annexure A3 proceedings dated 05.05.2014 of the 2^nd respondent Commissioner for Rural Development publishing the final integrated seniority list of Joint Block Development Officers/Extension Officers (Housing) Grade I, Extension Officers (WW)/Extension Officers (Housing) Grade II/General Extension Officers, Village Extension Officers Grade I and Grade II; Annexure A4 extract of the final integrated seniority list of Extension Officers appended to Annexure A3; and Annexure A5 order dated 14.03.2016 issued by the 1^st respondent State, whereby the seniority claim made by the petitioner-applicant stands rejected. The applicant has also sought for a declaration that Annexure A1 to the extent it prescribes assessment of seniority in the cadre of Village Extension Officer Grade-I in terms of date of promotion instead of date of advice is arbitrary, illegal and unsustainable; and to direct the respondent