KRISHNA GOPAL Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This bunch of writ petitions raise common question of fact and law and, therefore, the same is being disposed of by one common order.

(2.) The grievance of the petitioners though is regarding non promotion on the post of Deputy Director and also that in the absence of any regular promotion being made, the charge of the said post is given to the Junior Engineers or to the Technical Assistants without following any reasonable criteria i.e. promotion to junior persons in the presence of the senior persons, which is causing continuous discontentment amongst the two cadres of service in the Department of Land Development and Water Resources, Government of U.P., Lucknow. The hierarchy of the posts in the department is as detailed below.

(3.) The Junior Engineers and Technical Assistant form the feeding cadre for the next higher post of Bhumi Sanrakshan Adhikari(Soil Conservation Officer). The promotions are to be made to the post of Deputy Director, the next higher post, and thereafter on the post of Additional Director.