By the Court.—Heard Sri Y.S. Lohit, learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel representing the State-respondents.

2. Under challenge in this writ petition is an order dated 4.9.2014 passed by the State Government whereby the claim of the petitioner for his promotion to the post of Joint Director with effect from 7.8.1999 in the Department of Local Funds and Audit of the State of U.P., has been rejected.

3. The submission of learned counsel for the petitioner in respect of his claim is that the respondents have clearly erred in law and have, in fact, acted contemptuously in as much as while rejecting the claim of the petitioner on the post of Joint Director, they have not followed the judgment and order dated 6.7.2001 rendered by this Court in Writ Petition No. 6586 (SS) of 1983, which was filed by the petitioner with the prayers inter alia for re-fixation of his seniority and other consequential benefits. It has further been pointed out by learned Counsel for the petitioner that case of the petitioner for promotion to the post in