BHARATI H. DANGRE, J.

1. The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court seeking direction to the respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of Assistant Manager (Technical) on regular basis with effect from 4th July, 2002 with all consequential benefits. The petitioner has also prayed for declaration that action of the respondent be declared as arbitrary and not in accordance with law.

The undisputed facts involved in the petition are culled out as below:

2. The petitioner was appointed as technical assistant with the Airport Authority by order dated 6th May, 1988. In pursuance of the said order of appointment, he resumed his duties at Nagpur Airport and served for a period of five years at the said place. Subsequently, he was transferred to Bhubaneshwar, Port Blaire and again to Bhubaneshwar where he worked for ten years. Thereafter, from the year 2010 he is posted at Mumbai.

3. On 21st December, 2000 the respondents published a seniority list of the Senior Superintendent (Technical) Cadres and the petitioner's name was shown at Serial No. 131. In the year 2002 on the recommendation of the Competent Authority the petitioner was promoted to the post of