IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP-T No. 7363/2008 Decided on:9.12.2010 _____________________________________________ Kamal Kumar Kapoor. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioner : None. For the Respondents: Mr. P.M. Negi, Dy. Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Asstt. A.G. for respondent No.1 and 2. None for respondents No. 3 to 7. ____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Petitioner has assailed the promotion orders of respondents No. 3 to 7 dated 29.8.2001. Case of the petitioner, in a nutshell, is that six Work Inspectors had been promoted to the post of Junior Engineer ignoring the petitioner. Precise case of the respondent-State is that case of the petitioner was also considered for promotion from the feeder category of Surveyors, however, he could not be 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No 2 promoted since he was junior in the seniority list. It has been averred in the reply that the respondent-State has issued amended Recruitment and Promotion Rules on 29.1.2002 and the process for promotion to the posts of Junior Engineer had been started. It has also come in the reply that the persons promoted on ad hoc basis will not be given benefit towards seniority. 2. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-State to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Junior Engineer as per notification dated 29.1.2002 within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this judgment. Since the petitioner is neither present nor represented by any counsel, respondent-State shall inform the petitioner about the judgment passed by this Court. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge 9.12.2010 *awasthi*