(1.) THE petitioner has come up with the above writ petition challenging the dismissal of her claim for allowing her to write an examination for promotion to the Group B post of Assistant Personnel Officer against the 70% quota reserved for selection among inservice candidates on the basis of a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination.
(2.) HEARD Mr.P.Ulaganathan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.V.G. Sureshkumar, learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents 1 to 3.
(3.) ON 01.09.2008, the petitioner was granted scale of pay of Rs. 9300 -34800 with grade pay of Rs. 4200 under the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS). Thereafter, she was regularly promoted as Office Superintendent, with effect from 11.11.1993. The scale of pay for the post of Office Superintendent was exactly the same viz., Rs. 9300 - 34800 with grade pay of Rs. 4200/ -, which the petitioner has already reached under MACPS.