IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 17688 of 2004 Between: 1 The Commissioner of Commercial Taxes Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 2 The Deputy Commissioner (CT) Warangal Division, Warangal ..... PETITIONERS AND M. Venkat Reddy, Senior Assistant O/o The Deputy Commissioner (CT) Warangal .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue any Writ or proceedings more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the order passed in O.A. No. 6060/1995 on the file of Hon'ble A.P.A.T. Hyderabad dated: 21-01-2003 and quash the same as illegal and arbitrary. Counsel for the Petitioners: GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondent : NONE APPEARED The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per GB,J): This writ petition is filed by the Government assailing the order dated 21-01-2003 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, in O.A.No.6060 of 1995. 2. The matter relates to fixation of seniority in the cadre of Senior Assistant in Zone- V. 3. It was the contention of the petitioners before the Tribunal that their seniority has to be taken into consideration from the date of appearing for the requisite examination but not from the date of declaration of results. However, the Tribunal, after referring to the earlier cases in O.A.No.145 of 1997, dated 17.08.1999, held that the date should be reckoned from the last day of the July of the year in which the petitioners appeared for the examination. 4. In view of the findings recorded by the Tribunal, we do not find any ground to interfere with the order passed by the Tribunal, which was passed basing on the earlier order. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ___________________ G.BIKSHAPATHY, J _________________ P.S.NARAYANA, J Date: 27-12-2004 Chvn/Prv To Two CD copies