P.B. BAJANTHRI, J.

1. In the instant appeal, the appellant has questioned the orders of the trial and appellate court dated 16.05.2009 and 18.12.2013 respectively.

2. The appellant and private respondents were in the cadre of Steno-Typist in the Punjab Civil Secretariat. Before the appellant entering into the cadre of Steno-Typist he was initially appointed as a Clerk on 12.03.1992. Thereafter, he was a candidate for the selection to the post of Steno-Typist and he was appointed to the post of Steno-Typist on 27.07.1992. He had further earned promotion to the cadre of Junior scale and Senior scale in the year 1995 and 1999 respectively. In the meanwhile on 31.12.1993 official respondents published seniority list of Steno-Typist in which the appellant's name appeared at Serial No. 39 whereas the private respondents have been placed below the appellant. The private respondents approached the official respondents to rectify the seniority list and ranking assigned to the appellant and the private respondents in the year 2004. Thus, the official respondents proceeded to alter the ranking assigned to the appellant and the private respondents while placing private respondents over