The High Court negatived the contention that clause 4 of G.O. No. 1166 which stated that the employees will carry with them their seniority as it existed under the Government on October 1, 1973 "without prejudiced to the seniority of the persons referred to in sub para (1) above who may be trans ferred to the Board by subsequent order of the Government the seniority with reference to the position between Novem ber 1, 1956 and November 1, 1973 was liable to be altered by Government at any time with reference to pending appeals on common gradation list or with reference to the recommenda tions of High Powered Committee (HPC), State Advisory Com mittee (SAC), Central Advisory Committee (CAC) etc." includ ed the cases of employees who had made their representations such as the present appellants who had initiated the pro ceedings by Writ Petition No. 2 146 of 1966 and which pro ceedings were not finally disposed of even by October 1, 1973.