ORDER

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

Brief facts of the case are that the applicants were serving as Inspectors in the Department and became eligible for promotion to the post of Superintendent. While in other Zones of the Department across the country the Departmental Promotion Committees were convened in a timely manner and eligible officers were promoted, in the Delhi Zone there was a delay in holding the DPC. Owing to this delay, the applicants were not considered for promotion at the appropriate time. Subsequently, notional promotion with retrospective effect was granted so as to align their seniority with the vacancy year. Promotion from Superintendent