JUDGMENT

Biswanath Rath, J. - This writ petition involves the following prayer:

"The petitioner therefore prays that your lordships would graciously be pleased to direct the Opp. Parties to open the sealed cover in which the findings of the DPC dated 11.04.2017 in respect of promotion of petitioner to the post of CSO kept in sealed cover and he shall be promoted to the post of CSO with effect from the date of promotion of his immediate junior with all consequential service and financial benefits in favour of the petitioner by considering Annexrue-7 within a stipulated time.

And pass such order/directions as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper;

And fro this act of kindness, the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray."

2. Taking this Court to the pleading in the writ petition Sri Pati, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner's case for promotion being taken up by the Promotion Aadalat, the Promotion Adalat vide Annexure-4, the order dated 7.12.2020 has given a direction for suitable promotion of the petitioner for the prolonged delay in finalization of vigilance case. It is, however, the concerned department taking up such direction of the Promotion Adalat