ORDER (ORAL)

Mr. Justice L. Narasimha Reddy:

The applicant joined the service of Government as Junior Stenographer. It is stated that the said post is one of the feeder categories for promotion to the post of Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI) (Survey). The applicant was promoted to the said post, on in-charge basis on 08.05.2003. However, while his batch-mate, one Shami Kumar, Junior Scale Stenographer, who too was promoted on in-charge basis as MVI (Survey), was promoted on permanent/regular basis, through order dated 05.06.2003, and he was not considered, the applicant filed SWP No. 1277/2005 before the Hon’ble High Court of Jammu & Kashmir. During the pendency of the said SWP, several developments have taken place, in the year 2006. It is stated that the case of the applicant was not considered by citing the pendency of the aforesaid SWP. After the applicant had withdrawn the SWP No. 1277/2005, the respondents promoted him to the post of MVI (Survey) on regular basis w.e.f. 04.04.2005 on the basis of the recommendations of the DPC, which met on 12.09.2007.

2. The applicant made a representation with a prayer to promote him as MVI (Survey) with effect from the date on which Shami Kumar