( 1 ) PETITIONER has challenged the promotion of respondent Nos.- 3 to 16 to the posts of Assistant Engineers (Civil) and has also challenged the impugned note dated 1st May, 1976 and impugned order dated 20th May, 1976 reverting the petitioner from the post ofasstt. Engineer (Civil) w. e. f. 1st May, 1976.

( 2 ) PETITIONER was appointed as senior most Overseer in the erstwhile Delhi State Electricity Board now Delhi Vidyut Board (hereinafter referred to as DVB. for short) on 1st March, 1968 at that time petitioner s qualification was Intermediate Science and higher grade certificate and Cival Engineering -awarded by Government of Madras. Said Board was taken over by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as MCD for short) in the year 1958 and petitioner became employee of the MCD. In the year 1968 Delhi Electric Supply Committee (hereinafter referred to as Committee for short) started exercise of framing Recruiting Regulations for the post ofasstt. Engineer (Civil ). By office order dated 26th March, 1968 issued by General Manager (E), it was stipulated that in respect of the new post for which provision exist in Board service regulations or for wh