Shyam Kishore Dixit vs State of M. P.

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2016 Supreme(MP) 289

ANAND PATHAK
Shyam Kishore Dixit – Appellant
Versus
State of M. P. – Respondent

Advocates:
Prashant Sharma for petitioner;
Smt. Sangeeta Pachori, Government Advocate for respondents/State.

ORDER

With the consent of parties matter is finally heard.

1. The petitioner in this petition has assailed the order dated 22.1.2014 passed by the Engineer-inchief, Rural Engineering Services by Annexure P-1 wherein the representation of petitioner in pursuance to the order passed in Writ Petition No.7724/2013 has been rejected. Through the said representation, petitioner has sought promotion from the post of Sub-Engineer to the post of Assistant Engineer in respondent No.1 department.

2. As per the submission of petitioner, he was appointed as Sub-Engineer in Rural Engineering Services Department on 9.1.1983. Further submission of the petitioner is that his name was reflected at serial No.355 in the gradation list issued by the department as on 1.4.2014. As per the fit list issued by the Development Commissioner on 5.2.2012, petitioner was at serial No.120 and was fit for consideration for promotion. On 29.8.2013 the Departmental Promotion Committee was convened but did not consider the case of petitioner and found him unfit for promotion because of not fulfilling the criterion/benchmark prescribed by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC). On 3.10.2013 promotion list has been i