WP(C) 5800/2002 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA.. The petitioner is the Executive Officers’ Association of Group-C of the Customs & Central Excise, Shillong. The grievance of the petitioner is that ther e are disparities in the matter of promotion in the grade of Inspector of Centra l Excise aspiring for promotion to the Superintendent belonging to the North Eas tern Region. The Association has referred to the case of 1991 batch of direct re cruit Inspectors of Delhi Central Excise Zone, who had been promoted to the Grad e of Superintendent of Central Excise in comparison to the Inspectors of 1984 Sh illong Central Excise Commissionerate. According to the petitioner, while the 19 91 batch of direct recruit Inspectors of Delhi Central Excise Zone have already been promoted to the Grade of Superintendent of Central Excise, the 1984 batch Inspectors of Shillong Central Excise Commissionerate are yet to be promoted. Agitating the grievance of stagnation in the matter of promotion to the Grade of Superintendent, the petitioner-association made Annexure-E & E represen tations dated 30.8.2005 and 20.4.2007. It appears that based on the said repres entations, certain communications had been made. However, no finality has been a rrived at in the matter by way of disposal of the said representations. I have heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. M. Mahanta, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. D.C. Chakraborty, learned Central Govt. Counsel appearing for the respondents. Considering the nature of the grievance raised, which is stagnation and disparity in the matter of promotion, this writ petition is disposed of directin g the respondents to take on record the aforesaid representations dated 30.8.200 5 and 20.4.2007 and dispose of the same taking into account all the relevant asp ects of the matter including the proposal dated 19.9.2001 (Annexure-IV to the wr it petition) as well as the contention of the petitioner that out of 1110 posts of Superintendent created vide communication dated 7.8.2007, only 15 posts of Su perintendent will be available for North Eastern Region. It is expected that the respondents will consider the case of the petitioner dispassionately with due n ote of the contentions raised by it regarding stagnation and disparity in the ma tter of promotion. Let the decision in terms of this order be taken as expeditiously as pos sible, preferably within 3 (three) months from today. Till the decision is arriv ed at and communicate the petitioner, the interim order passed on 5.9.2007 in Mi sc. Case No.3243/2007 shall continue to operate.