IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 3624 of 2008. Decided on: October 27, 2010. Ramesh Kumar Verma. …..Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr. Ajay Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. for respondents No. 1 & 2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “(ii) That the respondents No. 1 & 2 may kindly be directed to promote and appoint the applicant as Lecturer Bio Science (School Cadre) with effect from the date of impugned order ANNEXURE P-7 i.e. 19.7.1995 and he be deemed to have been promoted from the aforesaid date of “ANNEXURE P- 7”. (iii) That the respondents No. 1 and 2 may kindly be further ordered to pay all the consequential benefits to the applicant w.e.f. 19.7.1995.” 2. It is stated in the reply at paragraph-3, which reads as follows:- “3. That from the annexure-R-A all the ten teachers have passed the M.Sc. Examination from the Annamalia University through correspondence. It is submitted that the Degree/M.Sc. passed through correspondence is not recognized for the purpose of employment. As a result no appointment/promotion was given to any candidate/teachers. However, after the decision of the full bench of the Hon’ble High court of Himachal Pradesh in CWP No. 181/95, Kaushalya Kalta Vs. State, CWP No. 179/95 Smt. Asha Thakur Vs. Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission 2 and others 7 service others, appointments/promotions to candidates/teachers who have passed Degree/M.Sc. through correspondence are being given appointments/Promotion subject to the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in SLP © No. 28005-13 of 1995 state f Himachal Pradesh and Kaushalya Kalta and others. The above petitioners/Respondent have passed B.Ed. through correspondence from Maharishi Dayanand University Rohtak Karyana.”………… 3. Thus, it is seen that the dispute survives only for limited period from 19.7.1995 and 30.5.1996. In case the petitioner was otherwise eligible and entitled for promotion as Lecturer cadre and in case any of his juniors were promoted, ignoring the legitimate claim of the petitioner, he is entitled to restitution of benefits. The petitioner may submit an appropriate representation before the first respondent within a period of one month from today, in which case, the first respondent will look into the matter and take appropriate action thereon in the light of the observations as above within another four months. 4. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. October 27, 2010. ( Justice Kuldip Singh ), (karan/vs) Judge.