IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 9539/2008 Decided on:15.12.2010 _____________________________________________ Pawan Kumar. …Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation and another. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioners : Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Advocate. _____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Petitioner was shown at Sr. No. 165 in the seniority list Annexure A-1. He was again shown at Sr. No. 72 in Annexure A-4 dated 13.10.1997 in the provisional seniority list of Conductors, as on 30.9.1997. However, the petitioner’s seniority was altered to his detriment. He was shown at Sr. No. 353 in final seniority list dated 21.6.2001. He made a detailed representation against the same vide Annexure A-10. The representation was rejected by the Regional Manager on 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No 2 1.7.2003. The Regional Manager of the respondent- corporation has not taken into consideration that the petitioner was assigned higher position in the seniority list vide Annexures A-1 and A-4 and the same has been altered to his detriment without hearing him. 2. Consequently, the petition is allowed. Annexure A-11 dated 1.7.2003 is quashed and set aside. The Regional Manager of the respondent-corporation is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner against the final seniority list afresh by taking into consideration all the pleas/grounds taken in the representation within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this judgment by the petitioner. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge 15.12.2010 *awasthi*