By Court.- This writ application has been filed for quashing Annexures-20 & 21, whereby the promotion of petitioner on the post of Statistical Investigator has been cancelled.

2. It appears that petitioner was initially appointed on the post of Sanganak (Computer) on 20.04.1983 and accordingly, he joined on that post on 26.04.1983. It further appears that Civil Surgeon-cum Chief Medical Officer, Dhanbad (hereinafter referred as •C.M.O.') asked Superintendent of various Sub-Divisional Hospital and Incharge Medical Officers of Primary Health Centres. Additional Primary Health Centres and Government Hospital to forward applications of Class-III & Class-IV employees for their promotion on higher posts. By Annexure-4, the C.M.O, Dhanbad asked the aforesaid Medical Officers to inform those class-III & class-IV employee, who applied for their promotion, to appear in interview on 16.05.1990. It is stated that the petitioner also appeared before the district Establishment Committee for interview. It is stated that District Establishment Committee recommended the name of petitioner for promotion on the post of Statistician.

Accordingly, C.M.O.. Dhanbad (respondent No.5) provisionally p