Swatanter Kumar, C.J.

Rule in both the Writ Petitions. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the parties, Rule called out and heard finally at the admission stage itself.

Facts

.2. The State of Maharashtra vide its order dated 29th February 2008 appointed Shri A N Roy, Petitioner in Writ Petition (Lodging) No. 2528 of 2008 and Respondent No.2 in Writ Petition (Lodging) No.2552 of 2008, as the Director General and Inspector General of Police, Maharashtra State. This order of the State was challenged by Shri Suprakash Chakravarthy, Director General of Police, Commandant, General Home Guards & Director, Civil Defence, Maharashtra State, Mumbai by filing Original Application No. 389 of 2008 before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Bombay

.Bench, Mumbai stating that he is an Officer from 1972 Batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) and till date he has served in distinguished capacity in various ranks of the police force and other Departments including CID, Railways, Commissioner of Police, etc. He was promoted to the rank of Director General of Police in February 2005 and had earned two confidential reports in that rank. He claimed that he was the seniormost Dire