(Original Application under $ection 19 of the M.P. sate Administrative Tribune! Act, 1985) SB: Hon’ble Mr. Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shri Rahul Birthare. counselfor the petitioner. Shri U.N.S. Deo, GovernmentAdvoeate iorthe State. ORAL ORDER (Passed en 4‘“ January, 2008) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the respondents/authorities by order dated 21-5-2007 (Annexure A/1 2) has granted the seniority to the petitioner with effect from the initial date of appointment i.e., 1—12-1981,therefore, the impugned order dated 8-4-1 999 (Annexure N9) passed earlier does not survive. The petitioner has already made a representation to that effect on?25-8-2007 (Annexure A11 3). The petitioner seeks a direction to the Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development, North Bastar, Kanker, to decide his representation in the light of the order dated 1-1 2-1 981 expeditiously, to which learned counsel appearing for the respondentsIState has no objection. HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR Writ Petition 4695 of 2004 Petitioner Deval Singh Nayak, son of Late Sukhlal Nayak, resident of Village, post — Korar, Tahsil Bhanupratappur, District Kanker, Bastar(MP). Versus Respondents 1) State of M.P. through Secretary, Tribal Deveiopment & Social Welfare, Department, Mantralaya, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal (MP). 2) Commissioner, Tribal Development and Social Welfare Department, 'Bastar Division, Jagdalpur, Bastar (MP); 3) Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development, Kanker, District Kanker (MP). 2) Accordingly, the writ petitianis disposed of with a direction to the Assistant Commissioner, Triba! Development, North Bastar, Kanker, to consider and decide the said representation as expeditiousiy as possible. The petitioner wiii have liberty to tile fresh petition, if cause of action still survnves. Sd/— Sab'sh K. Agnihou-i Raju Judge