THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION Nos.28040 of 2023 & 27064 and 28764 OF 2024

COMMON ORDER :

Since the lis involved in all these writ petitions is inter se related with each other, they are taken up together and being disposed of by this common order.

2) Heard Sri D.Bala Kishan Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners in W.P.Nos.28040 of 2023, 27064 and 28764 of 2024 and learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the respondent authorities. In spite of service of notice on respondent No.6 in W.P.No.28040 of 2023, none appeared on her behalf.

3) Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.3 in issuing the seniority list dated 21.09.2024 duly counting the seniority of the petitioners from the date of passing of Survey Training Test instead from the date of promotion, W.P.Nos.28040 of 2023 and 27064 and 28764 of 2024 are filed.

4) The case of the petitioners in W.P.No.28040 of 2023 is that originally they were appointed as Junior Assistants on 01.07.2013 after due selection through Group-IV Services and allotted to erstwhile Mahabubnagar District. Thereafter, they were promoted to the post of Senior Assistants vide Proc.No.A2/2945/2016, dated 10.10.2016, with