In this writ application the petitioner has made the following prayers

(a)To issue a writ of mandamus commanding upon the respondents and restraining them from downgrading the seniority of the petitioner from Sl. No. 143 to 160.

(b) To restore the seniority of the petitioner at Sl. No. 143 in the seniority list of Deputy Secretaries/Additional Collectors.

(c) To restrain the respondents to act upon the provisional seniority list issued vide Memo No. 1014 dated 20.02.2008.

(d) To quash the seniority list of the officers of Jharkhand State Administrative Service published vide Memo No. 1014 dated 20.02.2008.

(e) To take a final decision over the representation preferred by the petitioner and to publish the final seniority gradation list strictly in the light of the provisions of Bihar Reorganization Act, 2000 without adversely affecting the seniority of the petitioner.

2. The questions raised by the petitioner in this writ application is whether the respondents can alter the position of the petitioner in the seniority list on the ground of mutual transfer of his services between two successor states.

3.The petitioner’s case in brief is as follows :He was initially employed u