IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 2729 of 2023 Ravi Shankar Mishra … Petitioner V E R S U S

1. Union of India through Ministry of Home Affairs, having office at North Block, New Delhi.

2. Director General, Central Reserve Police Force, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

3. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Personnel), Central Reserve Police Force, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

… … Respondents.

CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE S. N. PATHAK For the Petitioner : Mr. Amritansh Vats, Advocate Mr. Kumar Abhishek, Advocate Mr. Amartya Choubey, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Anil Kumar, ASGI Mr. Ravi Prakash, CGC

12.07.2024 Heard the parties.

PRAYER

2. Petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for a direction upon the respondents to grant and confer the seniority/notional seniority from the date his batchmates were promoted on the post of Commandant i.e. 10.08.2022 and further to maintain his seniority as per the seniority list dated 01.05.2021 (Annexure-8) whereby the petitioner was placed at 32 (Gradation List No. 56).

FACTUAL MATRIX

3. The factual exposition as has been delineated in the writ petition is that the petitioner was appointed to the post of Assistant