RAVINDRA DEWAJI DURGE Vs. ONGC LTD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE writ petition has been filed impugning the appointment of respondent No. 5 Mr. Ravinder Pal Gupta as the Chief Manager (Security) in the respondent No. 1 ONGC.

(2.) BOTH, the petitioner and the respondent No. 5 were at the relevant time employed with the respondent No. 1 ONGC as Manager (Security), an E-4 post. The petitioner claims and it is not disputed in the counter affidavits of the respondent No. 1 ONGC and the respondent No. 5 that as per the seniority hist, the petitioner was senior to the respondent No. 5.

(3.) NOTICE of the petition was issued and vide order dated 13th March, 2009 the appointment of the respondent No. 5 to the post of Chief Manager (Security) was made subject to the final outcome of the writ petition. Counter affidavits have been filed by the respondent No. 1 to 4 ONGC and its officials and the respondent No. 5 and the counsels have been heard.