IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No.6569 of 2008. Decided on: 20th October, 2010. K.S. Jamwal & others. …Petitioners. Versus H.P. State Electricity Board and others. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioners : Ms. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate. For the Respondents : Ms. Anjula Khajuria, Advocate, for respondent No.1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: “(i) That the impugned order dated April 6, 1999 (Annexure A-7) may be quashed and set aside and the applicants be held to be senior to the private respondents No. 3 to 20 as per seniority list (Annexure A-1). (ii) That Rule 5(i) of the Ex-servicemen Rules, 1985 may be held to be illegal inasmuch as it gives powers to the respondent-Board to fix seniority of Ex- Servicemen even from the date they were ineligible for the post.” 2. The issue in principle has been considered by this Court leading to a judgment in V.K. Behal and others vs. State of H.P. and others, 2009 Latest HLJ (HP) 402. Therefore, the matter requires reconsideration. Hence, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider the 2 matter afresh in the light of the decision, referred to above, with notice to the petitioners and the private respondents and appropriate action in the light of the judgment, referred to above shall be taken within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioners. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 20th October, 2010 (Justice Kuldip Singh), (tr) Judge.