TMI Blog1974 (10) TMI 102X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... bhashini : for respondent No. 1. A. T. M. Samoath : for respondent No. 2. ALAGIRISWAMI, J. The appellant entered service as a Junior Engineer in the Highways Department of the then Province of Madras on 21-8-1946. He was promoted as an Assistant Engineer on 12-3-1951. In 1955 he was selected by the State Public Service Commission as an Assistant Engineer along with respondents 2 to ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d as also the appeal against the dismissal. 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 not considered at that time. The learned Jud ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nal Engineers over the head of the appellant he did not come to the Court questioning it. There was a third opportunity for him to have come to the Court when respondents 2 to 4 were again promoted as Superintending Engineers over the head of the appellant. After fourteen long years because of the tempting prospect of the Chief Engineership he has come to the Court. In effect he wants to unscrambl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n of his juniors as Superintending Engineers over his head. He could have come to the Court on every one of these three occasions. A person aggrieved by an order of promoting a junior over his bead should approach the Court at least within six months or at the most a year of such promotion. It is not that 'here is any period of limitation for the Courts to exercise their powers under Article 2 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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