JUDGMENT :

Satyen Vaidya, J.

By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:

“i) That a writ in the nature of certiorari may kindly be issued for quashing communications/ orders dated 18.02.2020” (Annexure P-7), 08.03.2021 (Annexure P-10) and 27.12.2021 (Annexure P-15) issued by respondent No.2.

ii) That a writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued directing the respondents to pay the difference of the salary being drawn by Shri Ashok Kumar Bhardwaj and the petitioner w.e.f. 01.04.2016 along with interest @ 9% per annum from the date the same fell due till its realization.

iii) That a writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued thereby directing the respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of Senior Lecturer (mechanical Engineering) w.e.f. 26.03.2015, when Shri Ashok Kumar Bhardwaj was promoted.”

2. The facts of the case are not disputed. Petitioner was appointed as Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering) in the Department of Technical Education and he had joined at Government Polytechnic, Sundernagar on 9.2.2000. One Sh. Ashok Kumar Bhardwaj was also appointed in the same cadre and had joined on 10.2.2000 at Government Polytechnic, Hamir