JUDGMENT

Murahari Sri Raman, J. -

The challenge:

1. Invoking provisions of extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court to exercise judicial review under Article 226/227, the petitioner questioned the legality and propriety of Order dated 03.06.2014 of the Orissa Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack passed in O.A. No.414 (C) of 2000, and prayed for grant of the following relief(s):

'It is therefore, prayed this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue Rule Nisi to the opposite parties and if the opposite parties will fail to show cause or shown insufficient cause, made the said Rule absolute by directing them to grant the benefit under the Career Advancement Scheme, i.e., to grant Senior Lecturer's scale with effect from 31.07.1987 and Reader's scale with effect from 31.07.1995

And further pleased to quash the impugned judgment under Annexure-4,

And may pass any other order/orders ad deem fit and proper to the fact and circumstances of this Hon'ble Court.

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

The facts:

2. The facts adumbrated by the petitioner so far as relevant for the present purpose are narrated herein.

2.1. The petitioner, bei