IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P.(T) No. : 5880 of 2008. Decided on: 27.07.2010. _________________________________________________________ S.L. Singhal. …Petitioner. -Versus- State of Himachal Pradesh. …Respondent. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate vice Mr. K.D. Shreedhar, Advocate. For the respondent. : Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge(Oral): Petitioner was working as a Deputy Director in the respondent-department. He was ordered to officiate as Joint Director of Education vide office order dated 20th March, 1998. However, fact of the matter is that the petitioner has not been paid the salary of the post of Joint Director. Since the petitioner has been permitted to officiate the higher post of Joint Director, he is entitled to the salary which was being paid to the Joint Director. 2. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to pay the due and admissible salary of the post Joint Director to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from today. However, as far as claim of the 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? petitioner for regular promotion to the post of Joint Director is concerned, the same can be done only by way of duly constituted D.P.C. in accordance with Recruitment and Promotion Rules. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge July 27, 2010. (bhupender)