JUDGMENT

DIPANKAR DATTA, J. - The petitioner is the Deputy Director (Legal) of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mumbai (hereafter "the Commission", for short). He has been holding such post since 2/7/2012. He has also been holding additional charge of the post of Director (Legal) of the Commission from 18/4/2019. In view of his educational and other attainments, coupled with the fact that he has been working on the post of Director (Legal) for almost three years, the petitioner claims that he is the only eligible and entitled candidate for promotional appointment on the post of Director (Legal) of the Commission.

2. By presenting this writ petition dtd. 28/3/2022, the petitioner seeks the following relief: -

(a) direction upon the respondents to produce entire papers and proceedings including all office notes for grant of promotion to the officers and staff working on the establishment of the Commission from 2017 till date.

(b) direction upon the Commission as well as the Chairman of the Commission "to hold the Petitioner entitled for promotion to the post of Director (Legal), Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission as per the Regulations, 2007, and Amended R