Vikramaditya Prasad, J.-This writ application has been filed by the petitioner for quashing the order dated 29.3.1993 (Annexure 4) with respect to respondent Nos. 7 to 10 because they have been promoted over the head of the petitioner and for a direction to the Management for considering the case of the petitioner to the post of Junior Manager Grade II on and from the date when his juniors have been promoted.

2. According to the petitioner, he was appointed as a clerk on 7.12.1972 and thereafter having served various other places he was promoted to the post of Junior Manager Grade Scale I on 30.12.1980 and worked at various places and ultimately he became a Routine Officer in the same scale in the month of March 1988 and he was continued as such since 1988. There was a circular of the year 1979, according to which, as per the petitioner, he became eligible for being promoted to the grade of Middle Manager Grade II in the year 1987 and this promotion was to be given after completion of 7 years of continuous service as Junior Manager Grade Scale I on the basis of seniority-cum-merit, but the petitioner was never called for interview in the year 1987 or till May 1992. The afor