Keeping in view the aforesaid view expressed by the State Public Service Commission, the Government of Tamil Nadu passed an order G.O.Ms No. 25 dated November 16, 1976 whereby, in supersession of the earlier procedure prescribed for determining the seniority of the ECOs/SRRCOs recruited for non technical posts (both Gazetted and non Gazetted) against reserved 850 vacancies in G.O.Ms No. 686 dated March 24, 1970, the following procedure was prescribed: "(i) the seniority of the Emergency Commissioned/Short Service Regular Commissioned Officers recruited to the State Civil Services (both Ghazetted and Non Gazetted) between 24.3.1970 to 4.10.73 against reserved vacancies shall be fixed treating them as belonging to the year in which they would have been appointed to the posts in their first possible attempt after the date of joining military service/training." After the issuance of the aforesaid order dated November 16, 1976, it was represented to the State Government that the concession granted to the ECOs/SSRCOs recruited to the Civil Services of the State instead of confirming it only to those recruited between 1970 and 1973.