1. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 4th July, 1986 passed by the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal, Rajasthan, Jaipur (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal').

2. The petitioner is a confirmed Upper Division Clerk (U.D.C.) in the office of Collector, Tonk and his name appears at S.No. 6-A in the seniority list of U.D.Cs. In relation to an incident of the year 1976-77 disciplinary proceedings under Rule 16 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1958 (for short 'CCA Rules') were initiated against the petitioner and in those proceedings, by order dated 7th July, 1880. penalty of withholding of two grade increments without cumulative effect was imposed on the petitioner. The matter of promotion from the cadre of U.D.C. to the cadre of Office Assistant was considered by the Departmental Promotion Committee (for short 'DPC') and on the basis of the recommendations of the D.P.C. the order dated 19th September 1984 were passed by the Collector, Tonk whereby the respondent No. 3, namely' Janak Nandan Saxena, was promoted on the post of Office Assistant against the vacancy of the year 1983. The grievance of the peti