Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:61295 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5292 of 2025 Petitioner :- Hinchh Narain Respondent :- Food Corporation Of India And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashutosh Chaubey,Vikas Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- Pranjal Mehrotra Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Shri Vikas Tiwari, learned counsel and Shri Ashutosh Chaubey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Hari Narayan Singh, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 5. The petitioner claims to be entitled to be promoted to the post of Mandal. Shri Hari Narayan Singh, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 5 contends that the petitioner was transferred from Naini to Azamgarh. Consequent to the aforesaid transfer and as per the relevant rules, the petitioner has been placed at the bottom of the seniority list. He is not entitled to promotion. In wake of the preceding discussion the respondent authorities are directed execute the following directions: I. The respondent authorities shall prepare a seniority list and decide the claim of the petitioner regarding his eligibility for promotion to the post of Mandal. II. Prior to preparing the seniority list objections shall be called from the concerned employees. III. The exercise shall be completed within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid directions the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 23.4.2025 Dhananjai Digitally signed by :- DHANANJAI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad