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Mr. P.K. Basu, Member (A) The applicant was appointed to the post of Data Processing Assistant (DPA) Grade `A on 1.02.1999 in the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). He was promoted to the post of DPA Grade `B on regular basis with effect from 13.06.2005. The next promotional post in the hierarchy is Junior Staff Officer (JSO). The Recruitment Rules (RRs) for the post of JSO were initially framed in the year 1988 vide notification dated 16.12.1988. As per these RRs, Inspectors (re-designated as DPA-B) with five years regular service in the grade are eligible for promotion to the post of JSO. The applicant completed five years of regular service on 12.06.2010. A Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting was held on 31.05.2013 for promotion to the post of JSO in NCRB. The applicant is aggrieved by the fact that his name is not included in the eligibility list for promotion in the DPC. He has pleaded that the DPC should consider the case of the eligible candidates as per old RRs of 1988 instead of new RRs notified on 15.02.2011 as the vacancies pertained to a period before the new rules came into existence. The applicant got left out because under the new rules, the candidates have to possess at least a Post Graduate diploma in a relevant discipline from a recognized University or Institute, viz. Post Graduate Degree in Computer Application (PGDCA) whereas old rules did not have this stipulation. The result is that some seniors who did not possess PGDCA got left out for inclusion, including the applicant, whereas their juniors in DPA-B cadre, who had acquired this qualification, became eligible.