CAV JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K)

This intra Court appeal is filed by the appellant-party-in-

person challenging the order dated 28.06.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.4719/2023, whereby the learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant.

2. The facts apposite for consideration as borne out from the pleadings are as under:

The appellant was appointed as a District Judge through direct recruitment along with seven other candidates on 24.03.2008. He is presently serving as a Member, Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, Bengaluru. It is his case that he is the senior most District Judge having put in continuous service of more than 14 years. His grievance is for the expunction of observations made in the note dated 14.11.2013 and for functional promotion as District Judge (selection grade and also super time scale). In terms of the Government Order dated 22.04.2006, he was only conferred with selection grade, however, super time scale was denied to him.

3. It is his further case that he submitted one more representation on 25.04.2019 seeking grant of super time scale. The Administrative Committee-I/Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC)