Deepa Sharma, J.

1. By way of this writ petition filed in the year 2012, the petitioner has made the following prayers:-

a. Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider and promote the petitioner to the rank of Inspector w.e.f. 16th October, 1971 when his junior batch mates of the year 1968 batch Sub- Inspectors were so promoted without his knowledge and from the back of the Petitioner and pass an order with regard to his future promotion to respective posts on due date when similarly situated employees were considered and promoted and to fix properly at each stage of seniority in respective posts and grant all consequential benefits.

b. set aside the order dated 11th October, 2011 passed by the DIG, BSF.

2. At the outset it is pertinent to mention that this is the third round of litigation between the parties. The first writ petition no. 7639 /2001 was filed by petitioner on 19th December, 2001 and the second writ petition no. 15159/2006 filed on 27th September, 2006. He also filed Review Petition No. 223/2011 on 28th March, 2011 and then the contempt petition no. 791/2011 which was decided on 24th October, 2011.

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