IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 173 of 2009 (S/B) Arun Kumar Sharma & others. .……… Petitioners Versus Zila Basic Shiksha Adhikari and others. .………. Respondents. Mr. Sanjeev Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Standing Counsel for the respondents. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble J.S. Khehar, C.J. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. J.S. KHEHAR, C. J. (Oral) The petitioners originally approached this Court by filing Writ Petition (S/S) No. 1542 of 2003, with a prayer, that the respondents should frame the inter se seniority list of the cadre of Assistant Teachers in primary schools. By an order dated 13.05.2008, the aforesaid writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to seek their remedy from the State Public Services Tribunal. The petitioners accordingly approached the State Public Services Tribunal by filing Claim Petition No. 58 of 2008. The aforesaid claim petition was dismissed by an order dated 02.07.2008, on the basis of the determination, that the claim raised by the petitioners was premature. 2. Learned counsel for the rival parties are agreed, that the aforesaid determination rendered by the State Public Services Tribunal, disposing of Claim Petition No. 58 of 2008, deserves to be set aside. The same is accordingly hereby set aside. 3. Since the petitioners had approached this Court, as also the State Public Services Tribunal, with the solitary prayer that the seniority list of Assistant Teachers in primary schools should be determined, we are satisfied, that the claim raised by the petitioners is fully justified, as every employee in Government service is entitled to know his position in the seniority list of the cadre. Accordingly, we hereby direct the respondents to determine the inter se seniority position of the cadre of Assistant Teachers 2 in primary schools, in terms of the U.P. Basic Education (Teachers) Service Rules, 1981. In the first instance, the respondents shall issue a tentative seniority list. The same shall be issued within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The respondents shall then invite objections and issue a final seniority list within two months thereafter. 4. The instant writ petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) (J.S. Khehar, C. J.) 25.03.2010 25.03.2010 G