IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 2799 of 2008, Decided on: 30.03.2009. Prem Singh. … … … Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and another. … … … Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?No.1 For the petitioner: Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R. K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General. Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): The petitioner could not be considered for promotion by the Departmental Promotion Committee on 3.2.1994, as his case was not recommended by the State C.I.D. His case was subsequently considered by review Departmental Promotion Committees on 22.6.1994 and August 1995. The Departmental Promotion Committee recommended the case of those Sub Inspectors, who had obtained minimum 22 marks on 22.6.1994. The petitioner had secured only 19.5 marks. The Departmental promotion Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - Committee which met in the month of August 1995 had recommended only those Sub Inspectors for promotion who had secured 21 or more marks. The petitioner had secured only 19.5 marks as per the criteria fixed by the Departmental Promotion Committee. The petitioner had a right for promotion. He has been duly considered for promotion by the Departmental promotion Committees. However, his case could not be recommended due to lack of merit. The Court had directed the respondents to produce before it the entire records to ascertain, whether any adverse confidential reports have been taken into consideration by the Departmental Promotion Committee without conveying the same to him. I have perused the record produced carefully. The Departmental Promotion Committees have not taken into consideration any adverse entry recorded in the Annual Confidential Reports of the petitioner between the relevant period for the post in question. Accordingly, there is no merit in the present petition and the same is dismissed. No costs. March 30, 2009. (Rajiv Sharma) (rkv). Judge. - 3 -