SBCWP NO.742/98. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR. O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.742/1998. Pratap Singh Versus State of Rajasthan & Ors. Date of Order:- March 26, 2010. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Smt. Savita Khali for the petitioner. Shri Ganesh Meena, Government Counsel. ***** BY THE COURT:- Petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging the order of his being declared surplus and absorption on the post of class-IV employee vide impugned-order dated 17/11/1997 on the premise that some of his juniors, Phool Singh, Hasbuddin and Babu Singh whose names appear at Sr.No.30, 31 and 33, respectively in the seniority list dated 27/7/1992 with date of their initial appointment i.e. 1/2/1982, 11/1/1976 and 27/7/1981, respectively were retained but he was declared surplus. They were junior to the petitioner not only in the Irrigation Department and also in the department of Secondary Education. SBCWP NO.742/98. 2 2) Respondents in reply to writ petition have clarified that as per the seniority list of the Lab Boys, the junior most Lab Boys were absorbed on equivalent post. Shri Phool Singh, Hasbuddin, Babu Singh and others were senior to the petitioner on the post of Lab Boy and therefore the post of Lab Boy was abolished and petitioner and others were ordered to be absorbed on the equivalent post of Class-IV in accordance with law. 3) In view of above clarification, I do not find any infirmity in the impugned-order. 4) Writ petition is accordingly dismissed. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. anil