Aloke Chakrabarti, J. - (1.) Petitioners have challenged the seniority list and relief in respect of their seniority position.
(2.) Contentions have been made in the writ petition that the petitioners were appointed in the year 1985 as Field Supervisors and respondent Nos. 4 to 17 (hereinafter referred as private respondents) were appointed as Officers in the year 1989. At the time of appointment of petitioners, their service conditions were governed by Muzaffar Nagar Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Staff) Service Regulation, 1984 and in terms of definition of "Officer" Field Supervisors and Officers both were included and, therefore, they belong to the same cadre. Relevant two seniority lists dated 1.6.1992. one for Field Supervisor and other for Officers have been annexed to the writ petition at Annexures-2 and 3 to the writ petition. After the Circular dated 25.3.1991 was issued following the award of the National Industrial Tribunal, the posts of Field Supervisors and Officers were merged with effect from 1.9.1987. Following the same, a combined seniority list (Annexure-4 to the writ petition) was published in year 1993 wherein petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 were shown at serial Nos. 24 and 30 respectively, the positions below the private respondents. The petitioners filed their objection but no relief was granted. Again in year 1997. a further combined seniority list was published, a copy of which is enclosed at Annexure-6 to the writ petition, showing the petitioners' position further down at serial Nos. 33 and 39. It is contended that a Circular dated 20.3.1993 (Annexure-8 to the writ petition) was issued on the basis of aforesaid award.
(3.) Respondents filed counter-affidavit, supplementary counter-affidavit and rejoinder-affidavits was also filed.;