- (1.) Heard Sri Anil Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner.
(2.) By means of this writ petition, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 04.02.2011 passed by the Regional Selection Committee, Agra Region, Agra, by which his claim for promotion to the post of lecturer-Physics has been declined on the ground that on the date of occurrence of vacancy, he did not possess requisite five years qualifying service on the feeder post of Assistant Teacher, as is required under Rule 14 of the relevant Rules of 1998.
(3.) The petitioner claims to have been appointed as Assistant Teacher, L.T. Grade in Sri Parmeshwari Devi Dhanuka Saraswati Vidhya Mandir, Vrindawan, District Mathura, on a regular substantive post, on 30.10.1996, and worked as such till 31.07.2004, thereafter, the petitioner was selected by the U.P. Secondary Service Selection Board, Allahabad for appointment as Assistant Teacher, L.T. Grade on 23.11.2004 in pursuance to an advertisement issued by it in this regard under the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education [Services Selection Boards] Act, 1982 and the Rules of 1998 made thereunder and was allotted Sri Krishna Uchchatar Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Parlauni, Mathura. Thereafter, the petitioner was transferred on the basis of mutual consent between Sri Krishna Uchchatar Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Parlauni, Mathura and Sri Vrindawan Vidhyapeeth Inter College, Vrindavan, District Mathura and appointed as Assistant Teacher L.T. Grade. He joined in the latter college on 26.05.2006.;