ORDER :

Prayer : Writ Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the 3rd respondent in connection with the impugned orders passed by him in C No.J2/ PR73/ 2013 in DO No.847/ 2013 dated 26.8.13 and the consequential order issued in C.No.J2/ PR73/ 2013 DO No.891/ 2016 dated 17.12.2016 and quash the same and direct the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Category-I for the year 2015-16 and promote him as Deputy Superintendent of police, Category-I and grant him all consequential service and monetary benefits.

The order of punishment of postponement of increment for one year without cumulative effect imposed on the writ petitioner, which was confirmed by the Appellate Authority are under challenge in the present writ petition. Further, a direction is sought for to direct the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Category-I for the year 2015-16 and promote him as Deputy Superintendent of police, Category-I and grant him all consequential service an