Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified petitioner is that the petitioner was earlier treated as promoted to TES Group 'B' on ad hoc basis w.e.!. 12.05.1977. He had challenged this action and the High Court of Allahabad (Lucknow Bench) decided the issue in favour of the petitioner. On that basis, Memorandum dated 27.06.1986 was issued inter alia stating as under: ''In continuation of this office Memo of even number dated 19.2.86, the Director Genera l Telecom is pleased to order that 5hri P.N. Lal OE of UP circle and locally officiatin g AE, TIC Lucknow) is deem ed to have been promoted to TES Group ' B' on regular basis w.e.f. , ( 12.5.77 as per orde rs of High Court of Allahabad (Lucknow Bench). In execution case No.1 of 1985 in Writ Petition No. 2739 of 1981." 3. By predicating on the aforesaid Memo , the petitioner submi ts that since he was earlier treated as TES Grou p 'B' on regular basis w.e.f. 29.08.1983, this is the date shown in the list of Officers of the Departm ent of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communicatio n (popularly known as Blue Book), the grieva nce is that in spite of the aforesaid Memorandum as per which his date of promotion to TES Group 'B' on regular basis was treated w.e.f. 12.05.19977, neither any amendmen t was mad e in the Blue Book/Seniority List nor this date was mentioned for the purpose of his further promotion. Had it been, the petitioner would have been treated as regular STS officer from an earlier date than the date from whi ch the respondents are treating him to have been promoted to the post of STS officer on regular basis. He also submitted that if the date of promotion, i.e., 12.05.1977 as TES Group 'B' is to be taken into conside ratio n, he W.P.(C) No. 3702 of 2008 Page 3 of 4