2.The case of the petitioners is that they were initially appointed as Junior Assistants and further promoted as Assistants under the control of the second respondent. According to the Government Order in G.O.Ms.No.572 Home (Transport 4) Department dated 01.06.2000, those Assistants who completed one year service as Accountant in any one of the Regional Transport Offices in Transport Department and two years service in State Transport Authority/State Transport Appellate Tribunal/Office of the Deputy Transport Commissioner/Joint Transport Commissioner/Assistant Accounts Officer are eligible to be promoted as Superintendent. According to the petitioners, the crucial date of drawing up of panel for promotion from the post of Assistant to the post of Superintendent is 15th March every panel year. As far as the claim of the present petitioners, the panel year was 2014-2015 and 15th March 2014 was the crucial date. According to the petitioners, due to administrative exigencies and necessity, undergoing two years norms in State Transport Authority/State Transport Appellate Tribunal/Office of the Deputy Transport Commissioner/Joint Transport Commissioner/Assistant Accounts Officer as on the crucial date was relaxed in every panel year. Similarly, for the said year also, the abovesaid norm was relaxed vide G.O.Ms.No.766 Home (Transport IV) Department dated 13.10.2014.
