JUDGMENT

Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. - The petitioner has challenged the legality of order dated 12.11.2020, passed by the Chief Education Officer, Dehradun, the respondent no. 3, whereby the Chief Education Officer has directed the Management of the Sri Guru Ram Rai Inter College to examine as to who is the senior most lecturer who would be eligible to be appointed on the post of Principal of the college. The petitioner has also challenged the advertisement issued bythe Management, dated 05.12.2020, whereby the Management has invited application for the post of Principal of the said college.

2. In a nutshell, the facts of the case that on 27.11.1990, the petitioner he was appointed as Assistant Lecturer, L.T. Grade under the General Category. He has been discharging his duties to the satisfaction of the management for the last twenty-six years. After having completed twenty-two years of satisfactory service as L.T. Grade Teacher, on 08.10.2013, the petitioner was promoted on the promotional pay scale. Subsequently, he was also promoted on the post of Lecturer Hindi vide order dated 05.04.2016. Due to the retirement of Mr. Sashi Prasahd Kukreti on 31.01.2020, the petitioner was app