IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.3538 of 2009 Decided on : July 14, 2010 Chaman Lal …Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and another …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner : Mr. P.P. Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General. Surjit Singh, J (Oral) Heard and gone through the record. 2. Petitioner is working as a Clerk in Education Department of Himachal Pradesh. A post of Legal Assistant was created in that Department, in the year 1989. Meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee, for filling the post, was held on 21st April, 2007 or say 18 years after the creation of the post. Petitioner, alongwith some other employees of Education Department fulfilled the qualifications and their candidature was considered by the Departmental Promotion Committee. Petitioner’s name was recommended for appointment. Appointment letter was also prepared and even signed by the Director of Higher Education, but it was never issued. Petitioner made a representation, but there was no response from the Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? …2… respondents. He then filed the present writ petition, seeking issuance of a direction to the respondents to issue the order of appointment, which had already been singed. 3. Respondents have filed reply, in which it is stated that creation of the post had not been revalidated by the Government beyond 1989 and, therefore, a reference had been made to the Government to revalidate the same, but the matter was still pending with the Government. 4. In view of the abovestated position, writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to take appropriate action, on the reference made to it by the Director of Higher Education, for revalidation of the post of Legal Assistant, which was created in the year 1989, vide letter dated 15th December, 1989. Decision, in terms of this direction, shall be taken by respondent No.1, within one month, from today. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of, in view of the disposal of the main petition. July 14, 2010(sd) ( Surjit Singh ), J