ORDER :

(Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.)

1. Heard Shri Sidharth Khare, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Shri Vikram Bahadur Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State.

2. By this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief:-

It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issued:-

a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the respondent to forthwith grant of promotion to the petitioner as Junior Engineer (Mechanical) in Public Works Department of the State under 5% quota for promotion available to Group C employees of the department w.e.f. the date the first Group C employees junior than the petitioner was so granted promotion within a period to be specified by this Hon'ble court.

(ii) a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the respondent to permit the petitioner to function as Junior Engineer (Mechanical) under them and to pay the petitioner his regular monthly salary on the said post, regularly, every month including all arrears of salary w.e.f. the date from which the first Group 'C' employees junior than the petitioner have been so promoted.

(iii) a writ, order or direction in the