Sheel Nagu, J.

The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks arrears of salary arising out of grant of retrospective promotion from the post of Stenographer Grade-II to Stenographer Grade-I, vide Annexure-P/1-A dated 7/10/2005 with retrospective effect from 15/3/1988.

2. The facts in nutshell are that the petitioner who entered Government service as LDC was appointed as Stenographer Grade-III in 1978 where-after on account of his supersession as regards the post of Stenographer Grade II and Stenographer Grade-I, petitioner was impelled to prefer Writ Petition No. 2617/03, claiming following relief:

(a) It may kindly be declared that the applicant is entitled to get the proforma promotion from the dated 3/12/1979 against the respondent No. 4. His seniority may kindly be refixed as Sl. No. 38 against the Junior Employees Jagdish Prasad Saluja, Smt. Karuna Bargaonkar, Ku.Usha Vyas and Omprakash Phoolwar.

(b) It may also kindly be declared that the applicant is entitled to get the promotion of First Grade Stenographer from the date of 27/12/1989 and 20/6/1990 against the Respondent No. 4 with all the monitory benefits etc.

(c) The cost of the petition be a