The petitioner was appointed by the Food Cor poration of India on the post of AG. III (D) vide order- dated 211 30-6-1970, Annexure 1 to the writ petition. The petitioner changed her cadre from AG. Ill (D) to AG. III (M) on 1-1-73 and con tinued as such. The petitioner filed the representation that she should be treated in her original cadre and her seniority should be restored in the same. The said

representation was made after expiry of 20 years from the date of change of cadre. As no action was taken on her representation, the petitioner filed the writ petition No. 20341 of 1993 before this Court and the same was disposed of on 15-7-93 with a direction to the respondents that her rep resentation be disposed of within a period of six weeks from the said date by a speak ing order. It appears that the order of this Court was not complied with and petitioner preferred the contempt peti tion and on receiving the contempt notice, the representation of the petitioner was decided by the respondent vide order dated 20-10-93 wherein her repre sentation was rejected mainly on the ground that the claim was made after a lapse of 20 years and thus the seniority cannot be res