ORDER

By Mallika Arya, AM:

This Original Application has been filed by the applicant being aggrieved by the action of the respondents wherein his claim for grant of promotion to the post of Inspector has been rejected.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the applicant while working in the respondent department was promoted as UDC on 27.02.1987. Thereafter, he passed the written test required for promotion to the post of Inspector on 09.11.1994. The DPC for the year 1996-1997 for promotion of upper division clerks to the post of Inspectors, met on 18.12.96 and the name of the applicant was not considered since there was a penalty imposed against him. The applicant represented against the same. On 01.09.1998, an order (Annexure A/4) was issued by the Respondent no.1, directing the Respondent No. 3, to consider the case of applicant for promotion along with others in Review DPC on the basis of merits of the case. On 16.10.1998 Review DPC was conducted and the applicant was called for the interview along with others. On 08.03.1999 (Annexure A/6) the applicant wrote a letter to Respondent no. 3 requesting for age relaxation as granted to other officials for consideration by DPC. In th