DINESHWAR TIWARY Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD counsel for the parties.

(2.) THE petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for directing the respondents to promote him to the rank of Inspector of Police from the date on which he is found eligible or at least from the date several persons junior to him such as private respondents, have been promoted.

(3.) IN the supplementary counter affidavit filed on their behalf on 08th July 2013, they have taken a stand that the respondent no. 10 - Jai Prakash Sharma was promoted to the post of Sub Inspector of Police with effect from 14th February 1979 while the petitioner was promoted to the post of Sub Inspector of Police with effect from 01st April 1982. Therefore, the petitioner should not be entitled to claim promotion either with effect from 27th February 2003 or with effect from 09th May 2003 as he was junior to the respondent no. 10. They have also relied upon the seniority list published in the year 2010, as per which, the said respondent no. 10 is at serial no. 187.