K.A.ANILAN Vs. DIRECTOR OF DIARY DEVELOPMENT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners joined the services of the second respondent society - the first petitioner as Plant Attender Gr.III at Products Diary, Edapally on 24.08.2011 and the second petitioner as Plant Attender Gr.III at the Head Office of the society on 05.08.2011. The first and second petitioners were transferred to the Thrissur Diary of the second respondent society on 31.01.2013 and 18.02.2013 respectively. The petitioners joined the transferred posts. Ext P3 dated 01.07.2016 is the seniority list drawn up at the Thrissur Diary.

(2.) On a complaint by the third respondent Union before the first respondent-the Director of Dairy Development, the seniority was revised as per Ext P4 order of the first respondent. Ext P5 is the revised seniority list. As per Ext P5 revised seniority list, the petitioners were brought down lower in the seniority. The petitioners are aggrieved by the said re-fixation of seniority. The petitioners challenged Exts P4 and P5 along with the subsequent consequential orders including order of promotion granted to respondents 4 to 9.

(3.) Heard Adv.Sri.C.S.Ajith Prakash on behalf of the petitioners, Senior Government Pleader Smt. Mable C. Kurian on behalf of first respondent and Adv.Sri.T.R.Harikumar on behalf of third respondent.