IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.12546 of 2004 Date of decision: 4.8.2008 Rajinder Singh -----Petitioner Vs. Haryana Power Generation Corpn. Limited and others -----Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr. Ashwani Kumar Bura, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kulvir Narwal, Addl.A.G.Haryana for the State. Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate for respondent No.3. Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. This petition seeks quashing of order dated 9.7.2004, Anenxure P.2 and for direction to consider the petitioner for promotion to the post of Boiler Controller. Case of the petitioner is that he joined as Plant Attendant Grade II in the establishment of the respondents w.e.f 18.8.1988. He was promoted as Plant Attendant Grade-I w.e.f 16.10.1992. He passed diploma in Mechanical Engineering in June 1991. He was promoted as Operator II w.e.f 4.6.2001. He sought Civil Writ Petition No.12546 of 2004 promotion to the post of Boiler Controller of which the post was lying vacant. He filed CWP No.6633 of 2004 which was disposed of on 23.4.2004 with a direction to decide the representation. The representation was rejected on 9.7.2004. In the reply filed, stand taken on behalf of respondent No.3 is that the petitioner was working as Operator Grade I since 4.1.2005 but he was not eligible for promotion to the post of Boilder Controller on his seniority. As per rule quoted in para 7 of the reply, promotion could be given to the employees having four years experience on the post of Operator Grade I or on the post of Senior Operator depending upon two categories specified therein. The petitioner having no experience as Senior Operator and his experience as Operator Grade I being less than four years, he was not eligible for promotion. In view of above position, we are unable to issue a direction for promotion of the petitioner. We record the statement of learned counsel for the contesting respondents that the case of the petitioner will be considered on his turn in accordance with law. The petition is disposed of. (Adarsh Kumar Goel) Judge August 4, 2008 (Rakesh Kumar Garg) ‘gs’ Judge 2 Civil Writ Petition No.12546 of 2004 3