COURT NO.2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/S) 177/2000 Khyali Ram Chaturvedi …….Petitioner Versus State of Uttaranchal & Others ……Respondents Sri A.D. Tripathi, learned Counsel for the petitioner. Sri H.M. Raturi, learned Standing Counsel for respondent no. 1, 3, 4 & 5. 24th April, 2008 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the promotion order dated 23.10.2000 contained as Annexure No. 4 to the writ petition and has further prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 1 to include the petitioner in the promotion list. 2. Petitioner is working on the post of Gram Panchayat Adhikari. He was initially appointed on 4.6.1970. His services were confirmed on 1.1.1974. On 4.5.1998, a promotion list was released by the respondent no. 2, whereby 39 persons of Garhwal and Kumaon Mandal were promoted to the post of Assistant Vikash Adhikari (Panchayat) but the petitioner was not promoted as such while juniors to him were promoted. Petitioner made a representation but the same was not decided by the authorities. Another promotion list was released vide impugned order dated 23.10.2000, whereby a number of persons were promoted to the post of Assistant Vikash Adhikari (Panchayat) but petitioner was again not given promotion while juniors to the petitioner have been included in the promotion list. 3. Petitioner claims that juniors to him have been promoted ignoring the case of the petitioner, which is clear cut violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. In view of this averment, the writ petition is disposed of finally with direction to the respondent no. 1 that in case any similarly situated junior to the petitioner has been promoted, the case of petitioner shall also be considered within a period of one month from the date of production of certified copy of this order and he shall also be promoted with effect from the date similarly situated junior to the petitioner has been promoted. There shall be no order as to costs. (P.C. Verma, J.) Prabodh