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promoted against vacancies occurred later than 22.07.1996. 3. News paper publication shall be there and objections be called for. 13.09.2006: 3 more JTOs were declared successful in Special Supplementary LDCE 2003 and promoted. 27.06.2007: DoT Affidavit in Kerala High Court in Contempt Case No. 713/2007(S): rd Mr Krishna Sivaram Hegde was promoted to TES Gr-B in 1994 against vacancy year 1993-94 under 2/3 seniority quota and was at serial number 17782 in seniority list no. XVII. After the court order dated 26.4.2000 he was placed at serial number 16154 in seniority list nos 1-5. After passing the LDCE 2000/2003 held against the vacancy year 1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97 (up to 22.07.1996) his seniority was at 16476.1 as per merit list. He was entitled to retain the better seniority. NOTE: K S Hegde belongs to MTNL and also not entitled to sit for the LDCE 2000/2003. He along with similarly placed officer of BSNL R C Khuntia are continuously disturbing the settled seniority lists. R C Khuntia has already accepted the DGM promotion through normal quota. 09.10.2007 – Kerala High Court – Contempt Case No. 713/2007(S): 1. Mr Krishna Sivaram Hegde the lone petitioner in this case, had sent his objection to a wrong direction, the reasons best known to him, as per the court. Thus, failing to get justice he filed this Contempt case which was rejected. He was not a party but, only an additional respondent in OP 37134/2001. 2. His case should not have been considered, as he is quite educated and the main petitioner in all the cases. But, court had taken a lenient view and allowed only him a second chance to represent to the appropriate authority to review his position in the already published final seniority list of 2007. 3. Vested interest group in DoT, reasons best known to them, most surprisingly, instead of reviewing the seniority of Mr K S Hegde alone, changed the entire seniority list of 147 persons and allowed RETROSPECTIVE seniority to all from 1989-90 instead of 1996-97. 4. 4. DoT preferred to forget its own letter dated 10.03.1993, affidavit dated 25.08.1998, notification dated 06.11.1998, Kerala Circle letters dated 23.03.1999, T Bennet case dated 03.04.2002, notification dated 17.04.2003, affidavit dated 27.06.2007, objections received on seniority list and its note sheets. 23.05.2008 - Page - 58\N Note sheets of DoT File No. 2-32/2001-STG-II: Queries and DoT comments. Query - a. As per the notification issued by DE Branch on 06.11.1998, the exams have been conducted against the vacancy year 1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97 (up to 22.07.1996) but, now the officers who have passed the competitive examination are being given the seniority from the vacancy year 1990. Com. – It is a fact that as per the notification of the DE Branch and further clarifications issued by the Staff ranch, DoT, the exams was conducted for the vacancy year 1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97 (up to 22.07.1996) and subsequently, it was decided to give seniority as per the fulfilling eligibility criteria for appearing in the exam for respective years of vacancies. Query - b. Many officers were not allowed to appear in the examination on the ground that they have been promoted against the vacancies prior to 1994-95 and, therefore, they will not get any benefit of seniority even if, they appeared in the competitive examination. Com. – It is a fact that many officers were not allowed / did not appeared in the competitive exam on the ground that the exams was for the vacancy year 1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97 (up to 22.07.1996) and those who have been promoted prior to that year of vacancies will not get the benefit of seniority even if they allowed / appeared in the said exam. Query - c. In compliance of CAT, Ernakulam order dated 03.04.2002 in OA No. 213/2002 the Department has informed Shri T Bennet and T V Mathews that the Supplementary Qualifying – cum Competitive Examination was being conducted against the vacancy year 1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97 (up to 22.07.1996) and since they have been promoted against the vacancy year 1993-94, they will not get any benefit of seniority even if, they are allowed to appear in the said examination and, therefore, they are not entitled to appear in the special supplementary exam. TELEWAVE 56 JUNE-2016