JUDGMENT

Pramath Patnaik, J. – In the accompanied writ application, the petitioner has inter alia prayed for issuance of writ commanding upon the respondents to grant notional promotion to the petitioner with effect from 25.08.2010 on the post of Joint Secretary or on equivalent post i.e. the Deputy Secretary in the pay scale of Rs.37,400/- to Rs.67,000/- with grade pay of Rs.8700/- and further prayer has been made for commanding upon the respondents to refix the pension of the petitioner and pay all the retiral benefits on the scale which is payable to the petitioner on account of his promotion to the post of Joint Secretary.

2. The facts in brief is that the petitioner was initially appointed as Deputy Collector being recommended by Bihar Public Service Commission and joined on the said post in the year, 1981. In course of time, the petitioner was granted due promotion and in the year, 2005 the petitioner was promoted to the rank of Additional District Magistrate/Deputy Secretary. The Departmental Promotion Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi considered the case of all eligible officers including the petitioner for being promote