Against the above said direction this appeal has been preferred by the Collector, Thanjavur and Special Commissioner.
The writ petitioners were working as Assistants.
The punishment which was inflicted on them was stoppage of increments.
Their names were omitted on the ground that minor punishment was imposed on them companysequent to disciplinary enquiry.
The Respondents questioned the number inclusion of their names in the panel be fore the Tribunal.
The order which we propose to pass will therefore apply to Respondent Nos.
Their names were omitted on the ground that punishments were imposed against them during the anterior period.
At the time of companysidering the cases of the above four Assistants, the Collector excluded their names in the list of Deputy Tahsildars for the year 1982.
1 to 4.
The writ petition was filed by Respondents 1 to 4 in the High Court of Madras the same being transferred to the Administrative Tribunal of Tamil Nadu.
The question of their promotion as Deputy Tahsildars was in issue before the Tribunal.
There are five Respondents in this appeal.
The Tribunal allowed their petition and issued a direction that the case of the writ petitioners for inclusion in the list of Deputy Tahsildars should be companysidered uninfluenced by the minor punishment inflicted on them and that if by that such companysideration they were found fit for inclusion in the list, suitable place be allotted to them in the list of seniority for the cadre.
The list of Deputy Tahsildars for the year 1982 was drawn by the Collector Thanjavur on 7.2.1983 and the said list did number companytain the names of the writ petitioners Respondents 1 to 4 in this appeal .
The learned Counsel for the Appellants has submitted that we are number companycerned with the 5th Respondent.
Jagannadha Rao, J. This is an appeal filed by the Collector of District, the Special Commissioner and Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu.
