JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Vijay Gautam, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. Atipriya Gautam, learned counsel for petitioner and learned standing counsel for State-respondents.

2. Pleadings have been exchanged between the parties, with the consent of the parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided at the admission stage.

By way of present petition, petitioner is seeking following reliefs:-

“(ii) issue, a writ order or direction, in the nature of certiorari, quashing the impugned order dated 12.08.2021, passed by respondent No. 1, enclosed as Annexure-1, to the writ petition.

(iii) issue, a writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus, commanding the Respondent Authorities, to open the Seal Cover Envelop and promote the petitioner on the post of Dy.S.P. in pursuance of the Government Order No. 13/21/89-Ka-1-1997, dated 28/05/1997, & Government Order No. 1/2018-13(6)/2017/Ka-1-2018, dated 09/01/2018, with all consequential benefits.

(v) issue, a writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus, commanding the Respondent Authorities, to consider the claim of the petitioner for Ad-hoc promotion on the post of Dy.S.P., in pursuance of the Government Order No. 13/21/8