JUDGMENT

1. We are dealing with a Petition filed by the Petitioner who joined the services of the High Court Administration on Original Side as a Clerk in the year 1985 and retired in the year 2021 from the post of Master (Adm). During this tenure, he worked as Clerk, Assistant, Sec. Officer, Master Administration. During his tenure, he passed Lower Standard Departmental Examination and Higher Standard Departmental Examination. His main grievance is that though he has secured highest marks in the Higher Standard Departmental Examination, as compared to the Respondent Nos.2 to 13 and when principle of merit-cum- seniority is applicable for promotion to the post of Sec. Officer he was not promoted earlier than other Respondents. According to the Petitioner the High Court Administration has wrongly applied and interpreted the Rules and has not promoted the Petitioner in time. His further grievance is that, as he was not promoted in time, the other Respondents superseded him in the promotion which caused great prejudice to him.

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