1131 of 1974 Appeal by Special Leave from the Judgment Order dated 5th February, 1974 of the Madras High Court in W. Appeal No.
Thereupon the appellant made a representation to the Government.
Govind Swaminathan, Advocate General, for the State of Tamil Nadu, A. V. Rangam and A. Subhashini, for respondent No.
T. M. Samoath, for respondent No.
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The Judgment of the Court was delivered by ALAGIRISWAMI, J. The appellant entered service as a Junior Engineer in the Highways Department of the then Province of Madras on 21 8 1946.
The main grievance of the appellant is that the 2nd respondent who was junior to him as Assistant Engineer was promoted as Divisional Engineer in 1957 by relaxing the relevant rules regarding the length of service necessary for promotion as Divisional Engineer and that his claim for a similar relaxation was number companysidered at that time.
In 1955 he was selected by the State Public Service Commission as an Assistant Engineer along with respondents 2 to 4 and was Placed above them in rank.
In 1970 the 5th respondent who was junior to the appellant as Assistant Engineer and Divisional Engineer was promoted Superintending Engineer over the head of the appellant.
He was promoted as an Assistant Engineer on 12 3 1951.
He made two further representations in the year 1968 to companysider his case for promotion as Superintending Engineer along with his juniors.
S. Chitale, K. Alagumalai, R. N. Nath and V. Mayakrishnan,for the appellant.
Respondents 2 to 4 were again promoted as Superintending Engineers over the head of the appellant.
In 1957 the 2nd respondent was promoted as Divisional Engineer.
That petition was dismissed as also the appeal against the dismissal.
The appellant himself was promoted as Superintending Engineer on 23 1 1971, He, therefore, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Madras.
He made another representation in the same year.
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