CWP(T) No. 5983 of 2008 24.05.2010 Present: Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R. K. Sharma, Senior Addl. Advocate General with Mr. R. M. Bisht, Dy. Advocate General and Mr. P. M. Negi, Dy. Advocate General, for the respondents For filling up the post of Agriculture Extension Officer, respondents/State issued requisition to different employment exchanges on 13.1.1999. For filling up these posts on batch wise basis advertisements were also issued in various newspapers. There is no dispute that the petitioner was registered with employment exchange, Amb. His name alongwith ten other persons was also recommended by the employment exchange to the State. However, since letter of recommendation did not carry the exact information with regard to the educational qualification of the candidates as also the categories to which they belonged to, the respondents/State did not act on the recommendation and no letters for interview were sent to these persons. 2. The interview was held from 29th to 31th May, 1999. The selection process was completed and the selected list was displaced on the notice board on 11.6.1999. Appointment orders to the selected candidates was also issued on 27.6.1999. 3. It is not disputed that subsequently petitioner was also given employment as Agriculture Extension Officer vide order dated 16.5.2000. 4. As on 29th May, 1999 the petitioner was eligible for batch wise selection. He was bound to have been selected in terms of his seniority. The mistake is not on his part. He has been wrongly -2- deprived of his appointment in terms of the selection process which was in fact initiated in May, 1999. 5. As such for the purposes of seniority, petitioner’s date of appointment shall be deemed to be the date on which his juniors were given appointment consequent to the selection process which had been initiated in May, 1999. It is however clarified that for this period, petitioner shall not be entitled to the benefits of pay and other emoluments. Respondents are directed to take all consequential actions within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order. 6. With the aforesaid observations the present petition stands disposed of. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. May 24, 2010 (PK)