ORDER

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

1.The present OA has been filed by the applicant seeking the following reliefs:-

“(i) quash and set aside the action of respondents in not placing the applicant in the Establishment Order No.21/8 dated 16.02.2018 whereas, name of many of his juniors have been incorporated;

(ii) direct the respondents to give the benefit of promotion/upgradation to the level of Superintendent w.e.f. 30.09.1996 i.e. the date from which the juniors were promoted along with all other benefits viz. fixation of pay, arrears, seniority and revision of pension etc.

(iii) May also pass any further order(s), direction(s) as be deemed just and proper to meet the ends of justice.”

2. The brief facts as narrated by the applicant in this OA are that the applicant is a citizen of India and a retired Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise who superannuated on 30.04.2015. The applicant is aggrieved by the denial of benefit of promotion/upgradation to the post of Superintendent in Customs & Central Excise w.e.f. 30.09.1996, the date on which many of his juniors were promoted/upgraded on the basis of completion of more than 17 years of service in the grade of Inspector