CM 8735 C of 201 1 RSA 2926 of 2010(O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYNA AT CHANDIGARH. CM 8735 C of 2010 RSA 2926 of 2010(O&M) Date of decision:- 8.2.2011 State of Punjab and Ors Petitioner vs. Kuljeet Singh Respondent Present: Mr.Rajesh Garg, Addl.A.G.Pb Mr. AK Walia, Advocate. M.M.S.BEDI,J. CM 8735 C of 2010 For the reasons, mentioned in the application for condonation of delay, delay of 412 days is hereby condoned. RSA 2926 of 2010 The suit of the plaintiff- respondent for declaration that office order dated 2.2.2005 passed by Superintending Engineer reverting him from the post of Road Inspector to that of Baildar is illegal, stood dismissed by the trial court but the lower appellate court relying upon Rule 7(b) of the Punjab Public works Department Building & Road Branch ( State Class-III Road Inspectors) rules 1964 held that the plaintiff- respondent fulfilled all the eligibility conditions, including that of benefit of experience in road construction and maintenance. It was held that the reversion on the ground that the plaintiff- respondent did not fulfill the eligibility condition was bad and that DW 1 Harcharan Singh has admitted that the plaintiff- respondent had been doing the work of road construction and maintenance w.e.f. the CM 8735 C of 201 2 RSA 2926 of 2010(O&M) date of joining the department. Besides this the order of revision was held to be violative of rule of natural justice, having been passed without granting any opportunity of hearing to the plaintiff- respondent after a period of two years of promotion. No substantial question of law seems to have arisen in the present case as the rule of promotion i.e. Rule 7(B) of the above said rules, applicable to the plaintiff- respondent, has been fairly construed while holding that the plaintiff- respondent fulfilled all the eligibility conditions. Dismissed. February 8 ,2011 ( M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE