IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP NO. 362 OF 2009 DATE OF DECISION: 12.1.2009 Puran Singh ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.D.S.Rawat, Advocate for the petitioner Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) The petitioner has assailed the order dated 7.8.2008 (Annexure P-6) whereby the claim of the petitioner for giving him the benefit of the 7th vacancy of Superintendent Grade II from 1996 on the basis of ratio system has been rejected. It is admitted case of the petitioner that in the year 1995, he was given promotion on ad hoc basis from the post of Sr. Scale Stenographer to the post of Superintendent Grade-II. However, subsequently, he was reverted back as there was no vacancy earmarked for this category of officials. At the relevant time, the promotion to the post of Superintendent Grade-II was being made from four feeding channels- Junior Auditor, Senior Assistants, Senior Scale Stenographers and the Accountants and a roster of 50 vacancies was prepared wherein 26th point was given to Senior Scale Stenographers and 50th point to Accountants. A number of writ petitions came to be filed before this Court. Thereafter the respondents decided to prepare blocks of 12 vacancies and 7th vacancy was given to Senior Scale Stenographer. The petitioner was promoted against the 7th vacancy on 12.10.2004. The petitioner made a representation seeking the benefit of promotion retrospectively from 2000 when 7th vacancy was filled. This claim has been rejected vide the impugned order. Admittedly, the change in the guidelines and roster was brought in on 18.9.2004 whereby block of 12 vacancies was prepared for promotion instead of 50 vacancies roster as was the earlier prevalent norms. The petitioner is not entitled to the benefit of changed norms, retrospectively. I find no merit in this writ petition which is accordingly dismissed. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 12.1.2009 MFK