By the Court.—Rejoinder-affidavit filed today in Court is taken on record.

2. Heard Mr. Gaurav Mehrotra, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Manjeev Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent Nos. 1 to 3.

3. At the outset, Mr. Gaurav Mehrotra, learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out that though he has made allegations against respondent No. 4 but he is not pressing the same, as such the issuance of notice to respondent No. 4 may be dispensed with.

4. In view of the above, notice to respondent No. 4 is dispensed with.

5. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the respondents to grant promotion to the petitioner on the post of Chief Engineer (Level-II) as per recommendations made by the Departmental Promotion Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘D.P.C.’) held on 5.12.2017 within such reasonable time framed by this Court.

6. Submission of learned counsel for petitioner is that the petitioner was initially appointed on the post of Assistant Engineer in U.P. Public Works Department (hereinafter referred to as ‘P.W.D.’) through direct recruitment conducted by the U.P. Public Service Commission on 9.12.1