Paripoornan, J.

The petitioner in O.P. No. 9800 of 1989 is the appellant herein. The respondents herein are the respondents in the original petition - State of Kerala and the Director of Scheduled Caste's Development Department. The petitioner entered service as Lower Division Clerk in the Harijan Welfare Department on 23-9-1957. He retired from service on superannuation in 1984. His main complaint is that his legitimate

promotion was withheld and was not given. For no fault of the petitioner, he was not actually promoted on the due dates and was prevented from working in a post which he was entitled. In other words, the petitioner was unreasonably by illegally denied the legitimate promotions and was prevented from working in higher posts.

2. The original petition was filed to quash Exts. P5 and P6(a) - proceedings of the Government dated 24-6-1987 and proceedings of the Director of Scheduled Caste Development Department dated 22-6-1988. There was also a prayer for a declaration that the petitioner is entitled to all benefits - including monetary benefits - consequent on his notional promotion such as arrears of pay and allowances, refixation of pay, etc. The petitioner a