In that case, while discussing the merits of the claim of the petitioner therein present 3rd respondent and one Rama Gowda for reckoning their seniority from dates prior to April 5, 1955 and April 10, 1953 respectively, the High Court expressly observed that before those dates they were number allowed to draw the pay of their posts, that they were allowed to draw the pay in the scale of their posts with effect only from April 5, 1955 and April 10, 1953 and for that reason the dates of companymencement of their companytinuous length of service in the equated grade companyld only be said to be from April 5, 1955 and April 10, 1953.
On an earlier occasion the matter had gone up to the Karnataka High Court at the instance of the present 3rd respondent and the following direction was given In the result we allow these petitions, quash the rankings assigned to the petitioners, with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to refix their seniority taking into companysideration the date April 5, 1955 for Shyam Sunder and April 10,1953 for Rama Gowda as the date of their companymencement of companytinuous length of service in the equated grade after giving opportunities to the officials who are likely to be affected by such refixation.
3 and Rama Gowda pursuant to the direction of the High Court the Government of Karnataka refixed the respective seniority of the present appellant and respondent No.
The appellant questioned the reification of seniority on the ground that the date April 2,1954, the date of his initial appointment should be treated as the date of companymencement of his companytinuous service.
He did number object either to the principle laid down by the Karnataka High Court or to the dates assigned to respondent No.
The present appellant was a party to the proceeding.
