CWP No. 5336 of 1988 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 5336 of 1988 Date of Decision: 3.12.2009 Lakhmir Singh and others ......Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Shri Praveen Chauhan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Shri J.S. Puri, Additional AG, Punjab. Shri Rakesh Gupta, Advocate, for respondent Nos. 3, 5 and 6. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (Oral). Challenge in the present writ petition is to the condition of eligibility for promotion to the post of Secretary, Market Committees by way of promulgation of Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Class II) Service Rules, 1988. The petitioners have relied upon Civil Writ Petition No. 4475 of 1988, wherein similar Rules were subject matter of challenge. The said writ petition has been decided on 9.7.1991 [Surjit Kaur and CWP No. 5336 of 1988 [2] others v. State of Punjab and others 1991(5) SLR 467 ], wherein it has been held that the criteria which existed at the time of occurrence of the vacancy is required to be kept in view while making promotion. It was found that the proper course for the Board was to work out the yearwise vacancies and to consider the claim for promotion in accordance with the criteria which existed at the time of occurrence of the vacancy and to promote the eligible persons in accordance with the criteria and quota prevalent at that time. The present writ petition is disposed of in the same terms as Surjit Kaur's case [supra ]. [ HEMANT GUPTA ] JUDGE [ JORA SINGH ] JUDGE 03-12-2009 ds