JUDGMENT :

N.V. ANJARIA, J.

1. Heard learned advocate Ms. Mamta R. Vyas for the appellant and learned advocate Mr. Premal R. Joshi for the respondents.

2. Learned Single Judge by order dated 27.7.2021 dismissed the Special Civil Application of the applicant-petitioner refusing relief to him to give appointment-promotion on the post of Junior Assistant.

2.1 In the petition, the prayer was made to set aside decision dated 11.1.2021 of the respondent authorities whereby the petitioner was conveyed that since year 2020 was over on 31.12.2020, it was decided not to allot or appoint any candidate against the vacancies which arose subsequently. It is this judgment and order of learned Single Judge that is brought under challenge in this Letters Patent Appeal.

3. The petitioner was appointed as Vidyut Sahayak or Helper in the year 2009 under the respondent Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited. The employer company evolved a scheme called Semi Direct Recruitment in order to provide promotional opportunities to the departmental Class-III and Class-IV employees on the post of Junior Assistant. Circular No. 144 dated 16.3.2020 was issued by the Vij company in which it was provided that the employees