JUDGMENT :

SHRIKANT D. KULKARNI, J.

1. The petitioner has challenged the order dated 26.3.2019 passed by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai, Bench at Aurangabad in Original Application No. 593 of 2018, coupled with prayer to declare Clause No. B in paragraph 14 of the Government Resolution dated 15.12.2017 issued by the State in its General Administration Department as arbitrary, illegal and violative of provisions of Articles 14, 16 and 20(2) of the Constitution of India with further prayer to issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ to promote the petitioner to the post of Executive Engineer (Civil) with effect from the date when incumbents under the Departmental Promotion Committee (herein after referred to as D.P.C. for brevity), meeting held on 24.4.2018 were promoted, by invoking provisions of Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

2. The factual scenario leading to this petition in brief is as under:

The petitioner is qualified as B.E. (Civil) and working as Sub-Divisional Engineer in the office of Public Works Sub-Division (Construction), Nanded.