SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Vs. K G SUDARSANAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The following order of the Court was passed by Ajit Singh, J. This petition is directed against the order dated 14.11.2003, Annexure P1, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur Bench (in short, "the Tribunal") whereby it has allowed the Original Application No.15/2000 filed by respondent no.1 directing the petitioners to fix his seniority on the post of senior clerk from 24.11.1982.

(2.) The petitioners are officers of the Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (in short, "the CIAE"). Respondent no.1 was initially posted as junior clerk in the Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (in short, "the CSWRI"). It is not in dispute that both CIAE and CSWRI are organizations working under the control of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Institute (in short, "the ICAR").

(3.) The CIAE was established at Bhopal in the year 1976 for conducting research work. At that time there was only a skeleton staff in the CIAE and with the passage of time posts of senior clerk fell vacant. Since none of the junior clerks working in the CIAE was eligible for promotion to the post of senior clerk, a decision was taken to call the staff from the ICAR on deputation.