ORDER

The petitioner has filed this writ petition praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to proceed with the select list forwarded by the Selection Committee constituted under the Puducherry Real Estate (Regulation and Development) General Rules, 2017 and to appoint him as a Member of the Puducherry Real Estate Regulatory Authority.

2. It is stated by the petitioner that he initially worked as a Probationary Officer in Indian Bank from May 1983 and he subsequently, joined as an Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner under the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour during October 1990. In the year 1996, he was promoted as Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Grade I. While so, he was appointed as Recovery Officer in the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Bangalore on deputation for a period of six years between 2000 and 2006. Thereafter, the petitioner was promoted as Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner and handled several statutory and administrative works and he ultimately retired from service with effect from

28.02.2019.

3. The petitioner would further state that the Government of India promulgated the Real Estate (Regulations and Devel