ORAL ORDER

Heard Sri Basavaraja Patel G.K., learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri V. Shivareddy, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent-State.

3. The petitioner was initially appointed to the Group- D post on 28.05.1999 and subsequently became eligible for promotion to the next higher cadre of SDA. Upon completion of the requisite number of years in Group-D, the petitioner submitted a representation seeking promotion to the post of SDA. In 2009, the petitioner, along with other similarly placed employees, filed an application before the Tribunal. The Tribunal, by its order dated 07.07.2009, directed the concerned authority to consider the representation. The petitioner was promoted to the post of SDA on 14.03.2011. Respondent No.2 thereafter published the date-wise seniority list of SDAs.

3.2 In compliance with the directions of this Court, and upon consideration of the representation, an endorsement was issued on 02.01.2017 rejecting t