U.P. Singh, J.

The petitioner has challenged the ORDER :contained in Annexure-1, whereby Respondent no. 4, Dr. R.B. Sinha was promoted as Addl. Medical Superintendent. Annexure-1 A is the letter rejecting the petitioner's representation.

2. The petitioner, then named, as Dr. (Miss) Thelma Hayward, joined the Heavy Engineering Corporation Hospital in 1963 as C.D.M.O. Grade II. After her marriage in 1968 she changed her name as Minakshi Bose. In 1970 she was promoted as G.D.M.O Grade I. In the seniority list of the doctors circulated by the Corporation (Annexure-2) she was shown as senior most G.D.M.O. Grade I in the service. Respondent no. 4 was three places junior to her in the aforesaid seniority list. He joined the hospital of the Corporation in January 1966 as an Assistant Surgeon. He worked in different departments and was promoted in the year 1971 to the post of G.D.M.O. Grade I.

3. The petitioner's grievance is that although Respondent no. 4 was Junior to the petitioner in the seniority list of the year 1972, he was wrongly promoted as Additional Medical Superintendent (Super Time Grade II) in preference to the petitioner. Since the said appointment was purely on ad ho