JUDGMENT

S.C. AGRAWAL, J.- Leave granted.

2. We have heard the appellant who is appearing in person and the learned counsel for the respondents.

3. The appellant joined the Geological Survey of India (for short GSI) as Drilling Assistant on 12-7-1965. The said post was re-designated as Junior Technical Assistant. As per recommendation of the Departmental Promotion Committee (for short the DPC), by order dated 12-11-1978, he was promoted and posted as Senior Technical Assistant in the North-Eastern Region at Shillong. The appellant requested for a posting in the Central Region at Nagpur itself but the said request was not accepted. The said promotion of the appellant was kept open for the appellant to join at Shillong Office till 22-2-1980 on which date the said offer was cancelled by the competent authority. In August 1980 the appellant was granted ad hoc promotion to the post of Senior Technical Assistant and he was posted in the Central Region at Nagpur. He continued to hold the said post till the order dated 18-2-1985 whereby he was reverted to the post of Junior Technical Assistant with effect from 28-2-1985. The said order of reversion was passed on account of the appellant havi