CWP(T) No. 2525 of 2008. 25.02.2009 Present: Mr. K.C. Sankhyan, Advocate vice counsel for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Additional Advocate General and Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General for the respondents. The case of the petitioner precisely is that he was appointed in H.P. Public Works Department as daily waged Beldar in the year 1990 and was promoted as Mate in the year 1992, however, he was reverted to the post of Beldar in the year 1995. The stand of the respondents/State is that one Shri Kirpa Ram who was appointed in January, 1979 was senior to the petitioner and was appointed as Mate in the month of November, 1995. This position is also evident from the reply filed to the writ petition preferred by Shri Kirpa Ram for not considering his case for appointment to the post of Mate. Since Shri Kirpa Ram is senior to the petitioner by 12 years, there is no infirmity or illegality in the order passed by the State whereby the petitioner has been reverted to the post of Beldar. In view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case, no notice was required to be issued to the petitioner before his reversion. In view of the observations made above, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. February 25, 2009. (sck)