The VC MD has also accorded sanction for declaration of the period of probation of these officers from the dates shown against their names.
FACTUAL MATRIX The appellants herein were granted temporary promotion in terms of Regulation 30 34 on or about 18.1.1993 on purely temporary basis and against the vacancies reserved for direct recruitment subject to appointment.
In the meanwhile on 13.5.1994, the appellants were promoted to the Class I Senior Scales as Divisional Managers.
The petitioner was promoted as Assistant Traffic Manager.
The direct recruits were appointed on or about 9.11.1990.
Thereafter he was companyfirmed on 1.4.1987.
A provisional seniority which was prepared on 22.8.1994 was finalised on 10.11.1994 whereagainst some representations were made.
The next batch of direct recruits came into the service of the Corporation on 4.3.1991.
It is also number in dispute and as would appear from the companynter affidavit filed by the first respondent herein before the High Court that there had been a ban on direct recruitment from 1977 upto 1988.
The respondents direct recruits were borne into the services of the Corporation on 9.11.1990 on being recruited as officer under Training General .
The Office Order dated 9.9.1988 reads as follows The VC MD has number accorded sanction for regularisation of the officers in the cadres of ATM AME as the case may be with probation rights with retrospective effect from the dates indicated against them, against the posts earmarked for promotion.
On 31.1.1983 when vacancy arose in the promotee quota, his services were regularised after placing him on probation with effect from 27.12.1986.
A writ appeal preferred by the appellant was also dismissed.
With C.A. No.
4908 of 1999 B.SINHA, J INTRODUCTION The usual vexed question as regard determination of inter se seniority between the direct recruit and the promotees once again falls for companysideration in this appeal which arises out of a judgment and order dated 3.2.1999 passed by a Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Writ Appeal No.70/1990.
