ORDER :- The petitioner was employed as Khalasi in Traffic Department of Visakhapatnam Port Trust, on 28.9.1988. He secured that post, by claiming the status of Scheduled Tribe. The probation of the petitioner in that post was declared on 16.10.1989 and thereafter, he was promoted to the post of Tally Coupling Porter, Grade-II and his services were regularized in that post vide proceedings, dated 1.1.1990.

2. For the next higher post, namely Tally Clerk, the appointment is by promotion, after ascertaining the eligibility of the candidates in the interview. The petitioner was promoted to that post on 16.11.1991.

3. The Port Trust entertained a doubt about the genuinity of the social status of the petitioner. Several proceedings ensued at various levels and the service of the petitioner, as Tally Clerk, could not be regularized for a long time. It was only in pursuance of a direction issued by this Court in W.P. No.21172 of 2001 that the service of the petitioner was regularized vide proceedings, dated 16.12.2006.

4. The post superior to that of Tally Clerk, is Traffic Manager. Alleging that several Tally Clerks, who are juniors to the petitioner, were promoted to that post, the peti

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