O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.]

The writ petition has been instituted challenging the Office Memorandum issued by the respondent in proceeding dated 12.12.2023.

2. The petitioner joined as Civil Judge (Junior Division) on 11.03.2009.

Challenging the fixation of seniority in terms of merit ranking, the petitioner filed W.P.No.20449 of 2015 and the High Court along with the other writ petition passed final orders allowing the writ petition as follows:

“41. Accordingly, W.P.Nos.20449, 20451 and 20452 of 2015 are disposed of with the following directions:

(i) The revised seniority lists as prepared in accordance with the marks obtained by the candidates recruited to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) would prevail irrespective of the order in which they may have been shown by the Public Service Commission or their roster positions. If two or more appointees obtain identical marks, the older or oldest in age, as the case may be, will occupy the higher or highest position between such candidates in the seniority list.

(ii) The above direction will apply only to appointees recruited to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) 2009 onwards.

(iii) It is needl