1. - Petitioner came to be appointed in Rajasthan Police Service cadre on May 5, 1970. In the year 1976-77 for a period of three months, petitioner's integrity was eclipsed by the dark clouds and adverse remarks were written in his Annual Performance Appraisal Report (for short APAR). However, for the remaining months of the said year he was held to be very good officer. Representation submitted by the petitioner against the adverse remarks was rejected vide order dated April 14, 1978. Thereafter the petitioner was promoted to Senior Scale, Selection Scale and Super time Scale of RPS in the years 1982, 1989 and 1997 respectively. Presently the petitioner is working on the post of Additional Superintendent of Police in the Super Time Scale of RPS cadre. The petitioner was due for promotion from Rajasthan Police Service Cadre to Indian Police Service cadre against the vacancies of 1996-97. According to the petitioner, he was considered and selected in the month of July 1998 but as the Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan did not issue the integrity certificate, his promotion order could not be issued and the persons who were juniors to the petitioner were promoted in the