M.R. Verma, J. (Retd.) Chairman.:- The applicant herein has claimed the relief that the respondents No.1 to 4 may be directed to order promotion of the applicant as Head Constable w.e.f. 24.6.1991 and place him above responder No.5 to 7 in seniority.

2. The case of the applicant as made out in the original application is that he joined as Constable in H.P. Police Department in 1951 and was confirmed such in the year 1955. He was promoted as LHC 4 or 5 years before the filing this original application. At the time of filing this original application he had attain the age of 54 years. In the Police Department 10% quota for promotion as he constable is reserved for those constables who did not undergo lower school course and promotion against so reserved quota has to be made on the basis seniority tempered with merit. The respondents, however, ordered promotions respondents No.5 to 7 as Head Constables respectively w.e.f. 20.6.1991, 7.12.1992 and 2.6.1993 and ignored the applicant though he was senior in service to them and this was done without serving any show cause notice on the applies Thus, according to the applicant to lost seniority and chances of promotion as result o