JUDGMENT

Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, C.J. - Aggrieved by the order dated 16.12.2020, passed by the Commissioner, Rural Development Department, Uttarakhand, Pauri, whereby the learned Commissioner has rejected the prayer of the petitioner for granting him notional promotion on the post of Chief Administrative Officer, the petitioner has approached this Court.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that on 05.02.1985, the petitioner was appointed as a Junior Clerk at the Employees Training Centre, Hawalbag, Almora. Subsequently, on 08.11.1993, he was promoted to the post of Senior Clerk, and was transferred to Block Salt, DistrictAlmora. On 03.11.2010, he was promoted to the post of Chief Assistant; he was transferred in Block-Bhikyasain, District-Almora. Thereafter, on 15.05.2013, he was promoted to the post of Administrative Officer. He continued to work in Block-Bhikyasain, District Almora. On 11.05.2018, he was further promoted to the post of Senior Administrative Officer; he was transferred to Block Pokhari, District Chamoli. On 25.06.2019, he was transferred from District-Chamoli to District Almora.

3. Since the petitioner had already completed one year's period of working as