CWP(T) No. 6939 of 2008 31.08.2010 Present: Mr. Surinder Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. P. P. Chauhan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Ram Murti Bisht, Deputy Advocate General for the respondents/State. Petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- “(a) Quash the impugned order A-6 issued arbitrarily, malafidely and illegally by the respondent department; (b) Direct the respondent department to permit the applicants to continue discharging their duties as Panchayat Inspectors at their new places of postings with all the consequential benefits.” 2. Annexure (A-6) reads as under:- “To All the Block Development Officer in Himachal Pradesh. Shimla-171009, dated 24 August, 2000. Sub:- To withdraw officiating stop gap promotion order of Panchayat Inspectors and Sub Inspector (Panchayat). Memo:- The Hon’ble Tribunal has stayed the promotion from the category of Gram Panchayat avam Vikas Adhikaris on 27.7.2000 in the O.A. No. 2645/2000 filed by Sh. Kewal Krishan & others. Therefore, in compliance to the Hon’ble Tribunal Order dated 27.7.2000 officiating stop gap promotion order of even No. dated 31.7.2000 & 3.8.2000 vide which 23 Panchayat Inspector and 30 Sub Inspector (Panchayat) were promoted from the category of Gram Panchayat avam Vikas Adhikaris are hereby withdrawn till further order of the Tribunal. -2- You are, therefore, directed to relieve the newly promoted Panchayat Inspectors/Sub Inspectors to their previous post/place of posting immediately. Sd/- Director, Panchayati Raj Deptt. H.P. Shimla-9.” 3. The respondents had taken action pursuant to the orders passed by a judicial authority. No stay was granted at the time when this petition was filed. The action of the respondents was necessitated by way of a judicial order. Hence it cannot be said that any legally enforceable right of the petitioners stands violated. The present petition without any merit is dismissed. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. August 31, 2010 (PK)