JUDGMENT :

Dr. B.R.Sarangi, J.

The petitioner, who was working as Assistant Research Officer in Action Research Centre, Ambura, filed this application seeking a direction to opposite party nos. 2 and 3 to consider his case for promotion to the post of Lecturer from the date opposite party no.4 was promoted to the said post w.e.f. 27.02.1992 by quashing the letter dated 24.10.1994 (Annexure-11) rejecting his representation and for declaration that the promotion of opposite party no.4 vide Annexure-2 dated 27.02.1992 is improper, opposed to public policy and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. Since the appointment was made without holding any interview or following due procedure of law and further seeking to quash Annexure-3, the resolution passed by the authority and the subsequent advertisement vide Annexure-7, fixing M.E./M.Tech with 5 years teaching/field experience for appointment of Lecturer.

2. The factual matrix of the case, in hand, is that the Water and Land Management Institute, Odisha (hereinafter referred to as ‘WALMI’), was established by the Government of Odisha in the year 1985 and was registered as an autonomous registered Society under the