ORDER :

K. Chandru, J.—The present writ petition is filed by the three employees of the Chennai Port Trust challenging the action of the Port Trust in preparing a new roster by which certain persons who are employed as Junior Assistants arc now brought to deal with time keeping Section and also D.Cs Buoy Yard Office. Those persons who are now given postings in the said Section have all been cited as respondents 3 to 6 in this writ petition.

2. I have heard the arguments of Mr. K. Raja, the learned Counsel for the petitioners and Mr. M.R. Dharani Chander, the learned Counsel appearing for the Port Trust. The argument of the learned Counsel for the petitioners was that the persons who are holding higher office are now brought to do the work of the time keeping Section and this cannot be allowed because, if it is allowed, the petitioners would be deprived of getting their fixed overtime allowance. Apart from this, they are also not getting promoted to the post of Junior Assistant, which requires eight years in the present post. The question of promotion to the post of Junior Assistant is not an issue before this Court. However, on the question of getting a share in the fixed overtime al