WP(C) 1916/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Ms. SB Choudhury, learned counsel, for the petitioner, and Mr. PK Tiwari, learned counsel, for the respondent No.4 to 6. Heard also Mr. RK Bora, learned G ovt. Advocate, for the respondent Nos.1 to 3. Pursuant to an advertisement, dated 13.05.2009, inviting applications to fill up the lone post of Administrative Officer, in the office of the Deputy Co mmissioner, NC Hills, Haflong, not only the petitioner but two more persons, who had been working in various capacities in the establishment of the Deputy Commi ssioner, NC Hills, Haflong, had applied for the said post. Before the selection process, initiated by advertisement, dated 13.05.2009, could be completed, the p etitioner retired, on reaching the age of superannuation, on 31.03.2011. The pet itioner claims that as he was senior-most Head Assistant, he ought to have been promoted to the post of Administrative Officer and as the same was not done by t he respondents, the petitioner may, now, be given the financial benefits of prom otion. While considering the present writ petition, it needs to be noted that t he petitioner had applied for appointment to the said post of Administrative Off icer and there is absolutely nothing on record to show that the said post of Adm inistrative Officer is a promotional post with the post of Head Assistant as the feeder cadre. As against this, it has been submitted by Mr. Tiwari, learned cou nsel for the respondent Nos.4, 5 and 6, that the said post of Administrative Off icer is a post to be filled by direct recruitment. In fact, neither there is any pleading in the writ petition nor any material on record to show that the said post of Administrative Officer is a promotional post as indicated hereinbefore. In view of the fact that the said post of Administrative Officer is not a promotional post from the post of Head Assistant, the petitioner cannot lay an y claim for promotion to the said post. Situated thus, it becomes clear that the petitioner has not been able to make out any case calling for interference and/or for issuing any direc tion to the respondents to make available to the petitioner the financial benefi ts of the post of Administrative Officer by way of promotion. The writ petition, therefore, fails and the same shall accordingly stand dismissed. No costs.