IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No.14133/2008 Decided on:17.8.2010 _____________________________________________ Jeet Ram Panwar. …Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board and others. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioner : Mr. Subhash Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Ms. Anjula Khajuria, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Dilip Sharma, Advocate for respondents No.5,7,13,16 and 18. None for other respondents. _____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). The only grievance of the petitioner is that he has not been permitted to make a representation against the provisional seniority list issued in the year 2006. The seniority is a valuable right as has held by their Lordships of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in H.S. Vankani versus State of Gujarat, AIR 2010 SC 1714. 2. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Board to permit the petitioner to make a 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No 2 representation against the provisional seniority list. The representation shall be made by the petitioner within a period of three weeks and the same shall be considered and decided by the Secretary of the respondent-Board by a speaking/reasoned order within another period of ten weeks after the receipt of the representation. It is made clear that to balance the equities, other similarly situate incumbents shall also be given opportunity to make representation(s) in this behalf. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge 17.8.2010 *awasthi*