F. I. REBELLO, J.

( 1 ) PETITIONER is presently working as Joint Director of animal husbandry, in the Maharashtra Animal husbandry services under Respondent no. 2, pune. The petitioner holds qualification of b. Sc. (Agriculture) and was initially appointed as Assistant Fodder Development Officer on 7th april, 1972 in Animal Husbandry Department of Respondent no. 1. Thereafter he was promoted as Fodder Development Officer and subsequently to the post of Deputy Director of animal Husbandry (Feed and Fodder ). It is the case of the petitioner that the posts in which he works have separate seniority lists and provides for promotion channels upto the post of Deputy director (Fodder) of Animal Husbandry. In the same cadre there are other employees in the maharashtra Animal Husbandry Services possessing qualification of B. V. Sc. or equivalent, and their seniority and channels were also separate upto the post of Deputy director of Animal Husbandry under maharashtra Animal Husbandry Services cadre. The next higher post is of Joint Director of Animal Husbandry. As the petitioner was not considered for the said post he filed O. A. No. 345 of 1992 challenging his non-consideration. H