ORDER

Hon’ble Ms. Harvinder Kaur Oberoi, Member (J):

The present Original Application has been instituted by the Applicant, an employee of the Respondents’ department, assailing the legality of the revised reservation roster notified on 16.12.2019, the consequential seniority list issued on 08.01.2020 (Annexure A), and the promotion order dated 22.07.2020 (Annexure B) whereby a roster point earmarked for the Scheduled Caste category was allegedly diverted to a general-category officer (Private Respondent No. 5).

2. The Applicant prays for quashing of the said orders, restoration of the 2013 roster (Annexure C) which had been duly operated in his favour, and consequential promotion to the post of Deputy Electrical Inspector from the date of his in- charge placement, with arrears and seniority.

3. It is averred that the Applicant belongs to the Scheduled Caste category and entered service as Junior Engineer on _ (date). He earned promotions in due course and was functioning as In-charge Assistant Electrical Inspector when the department prepared a post-based reservation roster on 13.03.2013 (Annexure C). As per that roster, Point No. 7 was reserved for SC.

4. According to the Applicant, t