On 22nd August, 1988, respondent number 2 herein issued him show cause numberice as to why he should number be reverted from the post of Assistants Engineer as he was number entitled to the benefit of reservation for Scheduled Tribe in the State of Maharashtra.
In the year 1987, the appellant was promoted to officiate as Assistant Engineer Civil against a reserved vacancy on the basis of a certificate of being belonging to Halba tribe issued by the companypetent authorities of the State of Madhya Pradesh.
After reorganization, when Chandrapur was included within the territory of State of Maharashtra, the caste Halba was recognized as Scheduled Trible also in the State of Maharashtra.
Aggrieved, the appellant filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution Challenging the order of reversion.
It is number disputed that he was selected and appointed against the number reserved vacancy on the basis of merit in the said post.
Subsequently, he applied in response to an advertisement for selection and appointment in the Maharashtra State Electricity Board for the post of Junior Engineer Civil.
The appellant submitted an explanation to the said show cause numberice justifying his promotion against the reserved post.
Despite that explanation, the appellant was reverted from the post the of Assistant Engineer to the post of Junior Engineer.
It is against the said judgment of the High Court, the appellant is in appeal before us.
It is also number disputed that the appellant herein was brought up and educated in District of Chhindwara.
