V.L. Achliya, J.

Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. By consent of parties taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission.

2. Petitioner has approached with a case that in the year 1978, he joined service with respondent No. 2 as a Overseer. Subsequently he was promoted as Deputy Engineer, Executive Engineer, Superintending Engineer as well as Additional Chief Engineer. He joined the service from Civil Engineering cadre. Whereas the respondent Nos. 3 and 4 joined service with respondent No. 2 in the year 1998 from Environmental Engineering cadre.

3. According to petitioner, throughout his service tenure he was victimized by superiors and all the while he was required to knock the doors of the Court to be promoted on promotional post. In the year 1998, although he was eligible for the post of Superintending Engineer and senior most candidate in the zone of consideration from the reserved category and Selection Committee selected him, still the promotion order was not issued in his favour. He was therefore, required to approach the High Court. He filed Writ Petition No. 2415 of 1998 in which vide order dated 25-2-2000, passed by Hon'ble High Court of Bombay, Bench at Nagpu