&IKIILE BcMSr <y 'l^ Petitioner ^P^ ,/S1' IN THE HON'BLE HI6H COURT OF CHHATTCS6ARH AT BILASPUR W.P.fS)No.^\ QF 2011 Badri Narayan Kanwar, aged about 47 years, S/o. late Shri Pila Singh Kanwar, Upper Division Teacher, 6ovt. Middle School, Bokaramuda, Block Sakti, District Janjgir-Champa (C.6.) Versus A.- ..- ^•/// ,^»¥^ ^••z?'" ^y •\V ^s' <?y.^./- Respondents -<[} State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary Education Department DKS Bhawan, Secretan'at, Raipur, Distt. Raipur C.G. 2) The Director, Public Instruction Department, Chhattisgarh Government, Raipur (C.G.) ,-3) The District Education Officer, bistrict Janjgir-Champa (C.6.) /A) The Block Education Officer, Block Sakti, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) y:5) Shri Tek Ram Kanwar, Head Master, 6ovt. Middle School Sendri, Block Sakti, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ^ /^s. Bhagat Singh Head Master, Sindhul, Block Champa-(C.G.) WRIT PETtTtON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THECONSTITUTION / ^ ^ HKjH COURTOF£HHATnSGARHAT BILASPUR PETITIONER WRITPETITIONCS) No. 991 of2011 Badri Naravan Kanwar. RE8PONDENTS VERSUS State ofChhattisgarh & Others. WMT PETmON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUnON OF INDIA SBLHon'ble SIm Sattsh K. Agmhotri, J. Present: ShriA.S.Rajput, Advocateforthepetitioner. Slm Y.S.Thakur, Deputy Advocate General for the State/ Resoondent No. 1 to 4. ORDER(ORAL) (Passed on 21st day of February, 2011) Grievance ofthe petitioner in this petition is that similarly situated employees namely the respondent No. 6, who was appointed on the same date as Assistant Teacher, was promoted by order dated 02.02.2009, butthe petitioner was denied promotion. Shri Rajput, leamed couiisel appearing for the petttoiner submits that the criteria for promotion is seniority-cum-merit and thus, only seniority is required to be considered, and not the merit. Be that as it may, mere appointment on the same date is not enough to proiiiote' a person when admittedly, the criteria is seniority cum merit. The contention of Sfari Rajput that merit has no role in the case ofpromotion when the criteria is seniority cum merit is frivolous and deserves to be rejected. The petitioner has failed to establish his case and in view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed. /- SatishK. Agaihotn Judge Amit