JUDGMENT

(Prayer: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for an issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the order of the respondent herein passed in Letter No.24571/A1/2012~10 dated 10.01.2014 rejecting the petitioner-s request for notional promotion as Superintending Engineer and Chief Engineer for the year 2003~2004 and Quash the same and consequently, direct the respondent herein to promote the petitioner notionally as Superintending Engineer and Chief Engineer from 04.02.2003 with all consequential service benefits including revision of pension and retirement benefits.

The order impugned dated 10.01.2014 states that the petitioner was eligible for inclusion in the approved list of Superintending Engineer for the year 2003 – 2004. However, the panel in the year 2003~2004 was approved on 25.06.2003 and the writ petitioner retired from service on 30.04.2003, before the publication of the approved panel. Though the petitioner was found eligible for promotion, his case could not be considered by the competent authorities in view of the fact that as on the date of publication of panel for promotion