ORDER :- The petitioner holds the post which he described as that of a Law Assistant and the correct designation of which would appear to be court inspector, included in class III of the Railway service. From what has been stated in paragraph 3 of the counter affidavit filed by the department, it would be seen that there were four grades of court inspectors, all of them included in class III : (1) Court Inspectors on Rs. 200-300; (2) Court Inspectors on Rs. 260-350; (3) Chief Court Inspectors on Rs. 300-400; and (4) Chief Court Inspectors on Rs. 360-500. Candidates are recruited to the last of these grades, that is, on Rs. 200-300 partly directly and partly by selection, which apparently means selection from other categories of the railway service.

The posts in the three higher grades are filled by promotions; and the posts in the three higher grades have been classified selection posts for the purpose of selecting candidates from the lower grade for promotion to the next higher grade. Such selections for promotion have to be made by a committee constituted under the service rules in force. Seniority of service is only one of the factors to be considered in such selection,