Jammu: Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur after hearing Adv Abhinav Sharma appearing for the petitioners observed that it appears that the private respondents were inferior merit than the petitioners in 2002 batch of Inspector, Excise and Commercial Tax Department.
It is stated that although the seniority list was issued in the 2012 yet, the same 1: not been operated, at all, for 2002 batch. It is stated that the respondents are about to make further promotion to the posts of ETO ignoring the better merit of the petitioners, which should have been placed at a higher place in the seniority list.
Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur after hearing Adv Abhinav Sharma in length issued notice to the respodents and directed subject to objections from the other side and till next date of hearing ordered that the impugned seniority list made for the purpose of making promotions to the of Excise and Taxation Officers from out of the 2002 batch, be not operated till further orders which includes promotion of the petitioners and the private respondents.