( 1 ) PETITIONER is working as General Manager (Coordination) in Nathpa jhakri Power Corporation Limited/respondent No. 3 (hereinafter referred to as NJPC, for short ). He is aspiring to become Director (Civil ). The post of Director (Civil) is a Board level appointment and Public Enterprises Selection Board (hereinafter referred to as PESB, for short) considers the candidates for such appointment. As per the procedure prescribed for making Board level appointments, when such post is advertised/notified the candidates who fulfil eligibility conditions attached to such post and apply for the same are interviewed/considered by PESB. PESB after interviewing the candidates prepare a panel of selected candidates. Thereafter vigilance clearance from Central Vigilance Commission (hereinafter referred to as CVC, for short) is sought and once the names which are cleared by CVC, are sent to ACC and ACC may select one of the persons named in the panel after giving due consideration to various aspects. Such person selected by ACC is then appointed to the post. In the instant case post of Director (Civil) having fallen vacant. Ministry of power, Government of India (hereinafter refer