JUDGMENT :

Deepak Roshan, J.

Heard learned counsel for the parties through V.C.

2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying for quashing of the order dated 29.10.2010 passed by the Joint Secretary, Jharkhand State Electricity Board, Ranchi; whereby the representfation of the petitioner for promotion has been rejected.

3. Brief fact of the case is that the petitioner was appointed in service of Respondent B.S.E.B. w.e.f. 19.01.1995 as an Operator. On 19.07.1999 he was appointed to the post of Junior Electrical Engineer (General cadre).

4. The grievance of the petitioner is that two persons, namely Shri Gopal Prasad Burnwal, whose date of joining is 20.12.1999 and Sri. Sudhir Kumar whose date of joining is 21.02.2000, as Junior Electrical Engineer (General Cadre) were given promotion to the post of Assistant Junior Engineer vide Notification dated 01.08.2007 but vide the same notification, the petitioner was only given the charge of Assistant Junior Engineer.

5. Mr. Jitendra Tripathy, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the persons who were junior to the petitioner were given promotion to the post of Assistant Junior Engineer leaving behind this