JUDGMENT :

Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for direction upon the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Assistant Conservator of Forest from the date his juniors were considered and also from the date when he became entitled for the same. Further prayer has been made to consider the case of the petitioner for notional promotion from the post of Range Forest Officer to the post of Assistant Conservator of Forest in the scale of Rs.9300-34,800 with Grade Pay of Rs.5400.

3. As per the factual matrix the petitioner was appointed to the post of Range Officer of Forest on 26.02.1985 under Scheduled Caste Category in the Department of Forest. After his appointment, petitioner served with the Department for 36 long years on the same post on which he was appointed without even a single promotion/financial upgradation i.e. ACP/MACP. It is the specific case of the petitioner that two vigilance cases bearing Nos. 12/1995 and 19/1995 respectively, pertaining to insecticide matters are pending in the Court of Special Judge (ACB, Palamau at Daltonganj), but neither any formal charge-sheet has been submitted nor ch