JUDGMENT :

1. Matter comes up on an application (IA No.2/2023) filed by the applicant for early listing and final disposal of the writ petition. However, with the consent of counsel appearing for the respective parties, the matter is heard finally today.

2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayers:-

“i) by an appropriate writ, order or direction, this Hon’ble court be pleased to accept and allow this writ petition and it may be declared that that placement of the name of the petitioner at S.No.90 of the tentative seniority list (Annexure-6) and S.No. 87 of the Final Seniority list (Annexure-12) in comparison to the seniority assigned to the similarly situated employees at S.No. 55 onwards in the tentative seniority list at S.No.55 onwards in the final seniority list is discriminatory and violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and accordingly the name of the petitioner in both the tentative and final seniority lists so published by the respondent No. 1 may kindly be allowed to be placed at S.No. 55 and S.No. 55 respectively.

ii) that by an appropriate writ, order or direction, the respondent No. 1 be directed to place the name