ORDER :

The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the action of the respondent authorities whereby ignoring the seniority of the petitioner, respondents No. 3 to 5 have been granted promotion.

2. Brief facts of the case, as narrated in the petition, are that the petitioner was appointed as Press Operator on 13.6.1980 with the respondent department on the basic of 246-6-270-10-350 at the office of Dy. Director, Agriculture Bilaspur vide Annexure P/1. Respondent No.3 Ravindra Kumar Mun, respondent No.4 Suresh Kumar Sikya and respondent No.5 AK Bose were appointed as Press Photographer on the basic of 220-5-240-6-270-10-300 EB-10-350-211-350 on 26.7.1993, 16.7.1993 and 5.5.1986 respectively. Copy of the seniority list as on 1.4.2010 of Press Operator and Photographer is filed as Annexure P/2. On 29.12.2010 the petitioner was promoted to the post of Agriculture Development Officer and in this regard, amended order was issued on 14.1.2011 vide Annexure P/3. Respondents No.3 to 5 were promoted on 1.2.2008 to the post of Agriculture Development Officer vide Annexure P/4. In the seniority list as on 1.4.2010 of Agricultu