ORDER :

1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, assailing the order dated 02-01-2016 (Anexure P/1) passed by the respondent No.1 by which the petitioner’s application for up-gradation of ACR has been rejected, also prayed for expunge of adverse remarks recorded in the ACR on 10.04.2008 (Annexure P/4) and the petitioner be kindly granted selection grade pay scale with effect from 27.07.1998. The petitioner has also prayed for issuance of direction to the respondent to consider her case for promotion on the post of Professor with all consequential benefits.

2. Brief facts as reflected from the record are that the petitioner was initially appointed as Assistant Professor (Chemistry) on 17-3-1987 for probation period of two years. The petitioner’s service conditions were governed by MP Educational Services (Collegiate Branch) Recruitment Rules 1967 (for short, “the Rules 1967”) subsequently these rules were deleted and new rules were framed by the erstwhile State of Madhya Pradesh as MP Educational Services (Collegiate Branch) Recruitment Rules 1990 (for short, “the Rules 1990”). The Rule 16 of the Rules, 1990 provides app