JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the entire records pertaining to the orders in the impugned order made in Letter No.8739/Pa.A.4/2004-11 dated 05.05.2008 issued by the 1st respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to appoint/promote the petitioner as Assistant with effect from 13.12.1961 on par with his Junior N.Radha Krishnan as well with his subsequent promotions till the date of retirement by the petitioner and sanction consequential arrears with the interest.)

1. The writ petition has been filed, challenging the order of rejection dated 05.05.2008, rejecting the claim of the writ petitioner for grant of promotion to the post of Assistant with effect from 13.12.1961 on par with his junior Mr.N.Radha Krishnan and all consequential benefits.

2. The writ petitioner/P-1 died during the pendency of the writ petition and subsequently, his legal heir was substituted as P-2.

3. The learned counsel for the writ petitioner states that the petitioner/P-1 was appointed in the office of the respondent as Lower Division Clerk (LDC) on 15.11.1954 A.N and pr