JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed, under the Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the first respondent herein in his proceedings Na.Ka.No.111974/CMaP2/2/2022-1, dated 18.02.2023 and quash the same and consequently promote the petitioner as Deputy Director [Administration] for the year 2022-23 on par with his juniors.)This Writ Petition has been filed to quash the impugned order passed by the first respondent herein in his proceedings Na.Ka.No.111974/CMaP2/2/2022-1, dated 18.02.2023 and consequently promote the petitioner as Deputy Director [Administration] for the year 2022-23 on par with his juniors.

2. The case of the writ petitioner is that he has put in more than 29 years of service and the petitioner was due for promotion to the post of Deputy Director [Administration] for the year 2022-23. On 16.11.2022, the Director of Medical and Rural Services had sent a proposal of eligible candidates fit for promotion to the post of Deputy Director [Administration], wherein the petitioner is shown as senior most to other persons in the panel. He was placed in Serial No.1. Wherea