1. The petitioner was appointed as Junior Computer Draftsman on 15.10.1979 in the District Survey Office at Ooty, Coimbatore. The petitioner successfully completed his probation on 13.11.1981. The petitioner was thereafter transferred from Ooty to Coimbatore on 25th May, 1988. This transfer was on the request of petitioner, as per the rules, petitioner was placed at the bottom of seniority list of the post held by him at Ooty.

2. The petitioner was thereafter promoted to the post of Taluk Draftsman and was placed at Serial No.2. The seniority list of petitioner was changed to 45(a) without issuing any notice to him.

3. The petitioner, being aggrieved by revision of seniority, filed a representation with the respondents. No reply was received to the representation, which forced petitioner to issue legal notice.

4. On receipt of legal notice, second respondent vide order Na.Ka/A5/3538/96(2) dated 18.07.1996 again fixed the petitioner's seniority in the cader of Taluk Draftsman at Sl.No.2.

5. The petitioner was transferred to Sattur in Kamaraj District and petitioner joined new place posting, when the second respondent passed the impugned order, reverting petitioner to the