JUDGMENT :

Ravi Nath Tilhari, J

1. Heard Sri Suresh Chandra Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Manjeev Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for opposite parties.

2. The writ petition has been filed challenging inter alia the judgment and order dated 06.02.2020 passed by the State Public Service Tribunal, Lucknow in reference No. 896 of 2019: Devendra Kumar Mishra Vs. State of U.P. and others, by which the reference/claim petition filed by the petitioner was rejected being barred by limitation. The prayers made in the petition are as under :

“i. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 6.2.2020 passed by State Public Service Tribunal Lucknow as well as punishment order dated 5.5.2012 passed by Additional Superintendent of Police Traffic Lucknow and order dated 29.09.2012 passed by appellate authority and order dated 14.03.2013 passed by revisional authority contained in Annexure no.1,5,7 and 8 to the writ petition in the interest of justice.

ii. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing opposite parties to consider the case of the petitioner for promot