Although the decision has been taken by the respondents to fill up one post of Assistant Director Soil Survey by way of direct recruitment purported to be Rule 17A of the Rules, but as numberqualified person was available the qualification therefore was relaxed in the year 1980.
It is number in dispute that although the private respondents therein have been working in the post of Assistant Director Soil Survey from the Year 1964 1980, numberDepartmental Promotion Committee was companystituted for companysidering their cases for promotion on a regular basis.
He was appointed directly to the post of Assistant Director Soil Survey reserved for the post of Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes on or about 19.8.82.
For the purpose of selection for promotion to the post of Assistant Director Soil Survey , the Government decided to temporarily fill up the vacancy by promotion from amongst the Soil Survey Assistant.
The other posts of Assistant Director Soil Survey were to be filled up by promotion from amongst the Soil Survey Assistant on the basis of selection.
Consequently, the respondents were temporarily promoted from the year 1964 to 1980 as Assistant Director Soil Survey .
It is against the said judgment, the appellant is in appeal before us by means of special leave petition.
The appellant undisputedly fulfilled only the qualification, which has been relaxed by the State.
