9‘1’ HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR Single Bench: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Apihoui, J. WRIT PETITION NO. 1682 OF 2001 Petitioner B. Prasad Yadav, Aged about 54 years, Son of Late Shri G'anesh Prasad Yadav, Occupation~Execu1ive Engineer, Elecin‘cal and Mechanical P.H.E. Department, Iesident of PHE colony, New Panchsheel Nagar, Raipur. Vemus Respondents :1. The State of Madhya Pradesh, Thmugh: The Secretary, Department of Publk Health Engineer, Vallabh ‘ Bhawan, Bhopal (M.P.). The State of Chhattisgarh, Through: the Secretary PHE Department, Mannalay, Raipur (Chhatn'sgarh). 3. Union of India, Through: Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India under Minisny of Personnel Public Grievance and Pension New Delhi. 4. Shn' K.C. Jain, Superintending Mechanical Engineer, Regional Workshop PHE DEptt, Jawahar Chowk, Bhopal, Madhya Pmdesh. I. 9f Present: Shri Sunil Otwani, counsel for the petitioner. Shn' Sumesh Bajaj, Deputy Govt. Advocate for the respondent No. 2. ORAL ORDER . ( 2““ January, 2006) Heard. . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, who is working as Execuu've Engineer in the deparmmnt of Public Health Engineer Deparhnent in the State of Madhya Pradesh, has nled this writ petition praying that the petitioner be promoted to the post of the Superintending Engineer with en‘ect hum the date when junior to him as Executive Engineer in the erstwhile of Madhya Pradesh, has been promoted to the post of the Superintending Engineer in the present State of Madhya Pradesh. 2. Before reorganisation of State of Madhya Pradesh and State of Chhattisgarh on 1.11.2000, the Executive Engineers in the deparhnent of Public Health Engineering belonged to one cadre of erstwhile State of Madhya Pradesh. After allocation, the petitioner has been allocated State of Chhath'sgarh. The respondent No. 4, who was junior to him in erstwhile State of Madhya Pradesh has been allocated the present State of Madhya Pradesh. Now both the State Governments have their separate cadre, service conditions, availability of vacancy and other administrative requirements. The petitioner cannot claim seniority for consideration of his case for promotion to the post of Superintending Engineer on the basis that the pmniotion to the post of Supen'ntending Engineer. Accordingly, the mspondent No. 2 1's directed to consider the mpmsentation of the peh‘tioner, in accordance with law, for fmther promotion within a period of two months &om the date of Eing of the repmsentation, if any.» In View of fomgoing, the petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. R¥ ¥ ‘ sii7** "‘* Satish K. Agnihotn‘ :;’xa¥ Judge A