(1.) THE writ petition was initially preferred by petitioner for shifting back his date of promotion as Professor from 5th September, 1988 to 1st February, 1985 and shifting forward the date of promotion of 5th Respondent Nagendra Nath Sinha from 22nd November, 1985 to 9th October, 1989.
(2.) INDIRECTLY , while the petitioner challenged the promotion of 5th Respondent as Professor made, as back as in 1989, also challenged the Notification dated 28th November, 1997, whereby the 5th Respondent was made Head of the Department.
(3.) IN view of such development, when the case was taken up, the counsel for the petitioner submitted that he is not interested for getting any order against the 5th Respondent, having made Head of the Department, on retirement of the 5th Respondent and pressed his application for direction on the Respondents to shift back the date of promotion as University Professor from 5th September, 1988 to 1st February, 1985.