IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 7133 of 2008. Decided on 02.08.2010. _____________________________________________________ Tara Chand. …Petitioner. -Versus- H.P. State Electricity Board and another. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. T.C. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents. : Ms. Anjula Khajuria, Advocate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): The case of the petitioner, in a nut-shell, is that he has not been considered for promotion to the post of Foreman (Civil) on the ground that a criminal cases were pending against him. A letter was also sent by the Executive Engineer, Ganvi, Const. Division No. 1 to the Deputy Commissioner, Mandi, who has returned the same without verification vide letter dated 14.10.1997. 2. Consequently, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post in question, in case he has been absolved by the competent Court/Panchayat and if he has been convicted by competent Court, including the Panchayat, the law 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. will take its own course. The needful shall be done within a period of ten weeks from today. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge August 02, 2010. (bhupender)