JUDGMENT :

Manish Choudhury, J.

In the present writ petition instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged a part of an Order no. 31 issued under Memo no. DJ.XII-7/2018/920-41/E dated 03.03.2022 issued by the respondent no. 5, whereby, the respondent no. 6 has been promoted to the post of Supervisory Assistant [SA] in the Pay Band of Rs.14,000/- – Rs.60,500/- with Grade Pay : Rs.8,000/-, with the further observation that the inter-se seniority of the respondent no. 6 shall be counted above the petitioner.

2. The relevant background facts leading to the passing of the Order dated 03.03.2022 can be, briefly, stated at first. On 15.02.2022, a notice was published by the respondent no. 5 informing the persons named therein which included the petitioner and the respondent no. 6, that oral interview/viva-voce for promotion to higher post[s] was scheduled on 17.02.2022 in the office chamber of the respondent no. 5. As on 15.02.2022, both the petitioner and the respondent no. 6 were serving in the post of Upper Division Assistant [UDA] in the establishment of District & Sessions Judge, Dhubri. By the Notice dated 15.02.2022, 5 [five] Upper Division A