JUDGMENT :

DIXIT KRISHNA SHRIPAD, J.

1. Petitioner, a Lecturer in Mathematics in a Non-Government Aided Junior College, is knocking at the doors of Writ Court grieving against the order dated 30.12.2023 made by Opposite Party No.1-Commissioner-Cum-Secretary to Government, Department of Higher Education, a copy whereof avails at Annexure-10, whereby his claim inter alia for the grant of promotion to the post of Senior Lecturer and Reader has been negatived. He has also prayed for a Writ of Mandamus to the Opposite Parties to extend the benefit of Lecturer (Group-A) scale with effect from 2010 and Reader (State Scale) with effect from 2020 on the ground that he satisfies the eligibility conditions enumerated under Rule-3 of the Orissa Non-Government Aided College Lecturers’ Placement Rules, 2014.

2. After service of notice, official Opposite Parties, having entered appearance through the learned Additional Government Advocate, have filed their Counter resisting t