ORDER :

Sanjay Kumar Medhi, J.

1. Heard Shri UK Nair, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Shri SS Roy, learned State Counsel, Assam for the official respondents.

2. Considering the subject matter and also the fact that pleadings have been exchanged, this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage.

3. The petitioner is aggrieved by not promoting him to the rank of ACS Senior Grade-II w.e.f. 31.12.2015 and to the subsequent higher grades with effect from the date when his contemporaries/juniors were promoted and also by the notification dated 22.01.2020 whereby he has been given promotion to the cadre of ACS Senior Grade-II with prospective effect.

4. The petitioner is an ACS Officer. While discharging his duty, the petitioner was arraigned as an accused in Diphu PS Case No. 119/2015 whereupon the petitioner was placed under suspension w.e.f. 02.07.2015. After completion of the investigation, a final report was submitted in which the petitioner was discharged. As regards the disciplinary proceeding, after the development in the investigation and the criminal case, the charges levelled against him in the disciplinary proceedings were also dropped and th