7.4.2009 Present: None for the petitioners. Mr. R. K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. Vivek Thakur, Addl. A. G. & Mr. Anil Jaswal, Dy. A. G. for respondents CWP(T) No. 2962/2008 (OA No.31/96) The petition was originally filed before the erstwhile Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal on 5.1.1996, which was admitted on 8.1.1996. The same stood transferred to this Court in view of the provisions of The Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (Transfer of decided and pending cases and applications) Act, 2008 (No.14 of 2008). As per office report dated 2.4.2009, actual date notice of hearing of the petition was issued to the petitioners for today. Inspite of pass over, none has caused appearance on behalf of the petitioners. Hence, in the absence of the petitioners, the matter is being decided. Petitioners while working as Research Assistants with the department of Town and Country Planning have assailed the order dated 1.8.1995 (Annexure P-1). The Government in terms of the said order has observed that the category of Field Investigators has already been provided avenues of promotion to the posts of Research Assistants and thereafter, the Research Assistants are eligible for promotion to the post of Research Officer (Gazetted Class-II). Planning Officer (Gazetted Class-II), is a different cadre being a separate and independent feeder channel. Challenge to the same is untenable in law. Creation of posts and determining the feeder category of the channel is solely a policy decision of the Government. There is nothing capricious or arbitrary about the same. It is not the case where the petitioners have got no permanent channel. In fact as per Annexure P-1 itself, petitioners can be promoted to the post of Research Officer (Gazetted Class-II). The petition being devoid of any merit is dismissed. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. April 7, 2009 (rana)