WRIT - A No. 21727 of 2023 at Allahabad

A.F.R. Reserved on:- 4.3.2025 Delivered on:- 25.4.2025 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:65148 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 21727 of 2023 Petitioner :- Binay Kumar Singh And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Saroj Kumar Yadav,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Neeraj Tiwari,J. 1. Heard Sri H.N. Singh, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Saroj Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. Present petition has been filed with the following prayers:- "(i) Issue a suitable writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 21.11.2023 passed by the Principal Secretary, Transport Department, U.P. Government, Lucknow. (ii) Issue a suitable writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to promote the petitioners to the posts of Regional Transport Officer treating their names placed at serial Nos. 196 and 197 of the seniority list of Assistant Regional Transport Officer with effect from the date the other Assistant Regional Transport Officer below in the seniority after 196 & 197 have been p