HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 3069 OF 2018

O R D E R:

Petitioner seeks consideration of his case for promotion to the post of Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes for the panel year 2016-2017 as the DPC meet was not conducted and panel was not approved though sufficient vacancies were available.

2. The case of petitioner is that the 3^rd respondent vide Reference dated 30.08.2017 submitted proposals to the 1^st respondent in connection with Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meet for selection and promotion to the post of Joint Commissioners, Commercial Taxes for the panel year 2016-2017 wherein his name figured at Serial No.1. The 1st respondent vide Memo dated 18.09.2017 informed the 3^rd respondent that panel year 2016-2017 was lapsed, hence, requested to furnish fresh proposals to the Government for taking further action. Thereafter, the 3^rd respondent vide Reference dated 12.10.2017 furnished the revised seniority list of Assistant Commissioners (CT) published in Gazette No.155 dated 01.04.2014, as per which, his name reflected at Sl.No.134 in the seniority list (Assistant Commissioners) and at serial No.1 in the proposals among 11 officers to be cons