1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 82 OF 2006 Mr. Mangaldas K. Dessai Presently working as Deputy Superintendent of Police(ANC), Police Headquarters, Panaji. ... Petitioner versus 1. State of Goa Through its Chief Secretary Having his office at Secretariat, Panaji Goa. 2. The Director General of Police Police Headquarters, Panaji Goa. ... Respondents Mr. A. D. Bhobe, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Ms. L. Dharwadkar, Additional Government Advocate for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr. A. N. S. Nadkarni with Mr. H. D. Naik, Advocates for the Respondent No.3. CORAM : A. P. LAVANDE & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. DATE : 2ND MAY, 2006. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT(Per A. P. Lavande, J.) Rule. By consent heard forthwith. 2. By this petition, the petitioner challenges the Orders dated 29­12­2003 and 8­8­2005 passed by Respondent No.1 by which certain Officers have been promoted from the post of Junior Scale Officer to Senior Scale Officer on ad hoc basis. Yatindra Maralkar, Joint Secretary, Personnel, Government of Goa has filed an affidavit on behalf of Respondent No.1. The affidavit discloses that the finalisation of Seniority List of Junior Scale Officer is in progress and the same is likely to be prepared within a period of three months and thereafter the posts of Senior Scale Officer will be filled considering the said Seniority List. 3. The learned Counsel for the Respondents submitted that it will take some time to finalise the Seniority List and thereafter to make the appointments, if any, pursuant to the final Seniority List. 4. We direct the Respondents to complete the exercise of 3 finalising the Seniority List as well as appointments to the posts of Senior Scale Officer on regular basis within a period of nine months from today. 4. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms with no order as to costs. A. P. LAVANDE, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD