JUDGMENT

SHIHNGHAL, J. :—This appeal by the State of Orissa is directed against the judgment of the Orissa High Court dated April 11, 1975, on a petition filed by respondent Pyarimohan Samantaray (hereinafter referred to as the petitioner) under articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution.

2. The petitioner claimed that he was a permanent member of the Orissa Administrative Service Class I, since 1959 and was senior to those who were arrayed in the petition as respondents Nos. 4 to 13. His grievance was that the committee which was constituted under Regulation 3 of the Indian Administrative Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955, hereinafter referred to as the Regulations, prepared a list of State Civil Service officers under Regulation 5, for promotion to the Indian Administrative service, in1960, but did not include his name even though there was no justification for his supersession by those who were arrayed as respondents Nos.4 to 13. The petitioner also felt aggrieved because those respondents were promoted to the Indian Administrative service by notifications dated May 12, 1962,November 29, 1962,April 25, 1963 and March 27,1965, which his own claim was over looked.