IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 6211 of 2008. Decided on: 26.07.2010. __________________________________________________________ Shyam Lal. … Petitioner. Versus H.P. State Electricity Board and others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner. : Ms. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate. For the Respondents. : Ms. Anjula Khajuria, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2. Respondents No.3 and 4 ex-parte. Rajiv Sharma, J. (Oral): The case of the petitioner, in a nutshell, is that he was engaged as Beldar on daily wage basis with effect from March 26, 1980. However, he has been ranked below S/Shri Bidhi Chand and Durga Singh, who were appointed on 1st August, 1980 and June, 1981, in the seniority list. 2. The case of the respondent-Board, precisely is that this has been done on the basis of recommendations made by the Screening Committee. Ms. Ranjana Parmar, learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of the Court to Annexure A-1, the experience certificate whereby the date of appointment of the petitioner is shown as March, 1980. The petitioner has also made representation vide Annexure A-2 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - against the provisional seniority list of Junior Assistants, Senior Clarks/Clerks as it stood on 1.1.1996. The respondent-Board has finalized the seniority list without taking into consideration the representation made by the petitioner vide Annexure A-2. 3. Accordingly, in view of the observations made hereinabove, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Board to consider and decide the representation made by the petitioner vide Annexure A-2 alongwith Annexure A-1 seeking seniority above Shri Bidhi Chand and Shri Durga Singh. Needful be done within a period of ten weeks from today. There will be no order as to costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. July 26, 2010. (sck).