MOHAMMAD SHAFI ZAHID Vs. STATE OF J&K

JUDGEMENT

(1.) MOHAMMAD Shafi Zahid - petitioner herein, and Mtr. Nasreen Khan - respondent No.3, in the petition are members of Jammu and Kashmir Archives, Archaeology and Musuems (Gazetted) Service. Both petitioner and respondent No.3 presently hold post of Deputy Director in the grade of 10000 -15200. However, respondent No.3, admittedly, is senior to petitioner. She is placed at serial No.02 in the Final Seniority List of Officers of the Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums, as on 151 January 2009 whereas petitioner finds place at serial No.03 in the said List.

(2.) PETITIONER is aggrieved with rejection of his claim for promotion to the post of Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums, vide Government Order No.113 -Cul of 2012 dated 27th September 2012 and promotion of respondent No.3 to the post vide Government Order No.114 -Cul of 2012 dated 27th September 2012. He seeks quashment of both the government orders on the grounds set out in the petition.

(3.) RESPONDENT No.3 has not filed any separate Reply to the petition and instead adopted counter affidavit filed by respondents 1, 2 & 4.