S.B.C.W.P. No.4247/1997 Sangram Singh v. State of Rajasthan & others Date of order: 24.03.2009 HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOVIND MATHUR Mr A.K. Rajvanshy, for the petitioner Mr M.A. Siddiqui, Dy. Government counsel for the respondents To claim promotion as Assistant Forester and then Forester in the Department of Forest, this petition for writ is preferred. As per petitioner, the respondents have given promotion to number of persons junior to him as Assistant Forester ignoring his rightful claim. In reply to the writ petition, stand of the respondents is that prior to 01st October, 1988 the petitioner was working in some other division than to Udaipur division of the Department of Forest. Promotions to persons named in para 4 of the writ petition were accorded as Assistant Forester prior to coming of the petitioner to Udaipur division and as such, no grievance could have been made by him in this regard. It is also stated that while making promotion of Keshar Singh, Satya Narayan and Deepak Kumar under an order dated 20th January, 1990, case of the petitioner was also considered for promotion, however, he was not found fit. It is also stated that at the relevant time, petitioner was facing an inquiry under rule 17 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1958. In view of the fact that some of persons, said to be junior to petitioner, were promoted as Assistant Forester prior to coming of the petitioner to Udaipur division, claim of the petitioner for promotion against those persons is absolutely unsustainable. So far as promotions made in 1990 are concerned, it is specific case of the respondents that candidature of the petitioner was also considered for promotion, however, he was not found fit. No challenge is given by the petitioner to the stand of respondents relating to his suitability for promotion. Persons alleged to be junior than petitioner are also not party to the proceedings. As such, I do not find any merit in this petition for writ. The same, therefore, is dismissed. [GOVIND MATHUR],J. mma