C.W.P. No. 14616 of 2011 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 14616 of 2011 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 13.09.2011 Gurbachan Singh ..........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ..........Respondents BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. GC Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. C.M. No. 12596 of 2011 This is an application for placing on record an affidavit of the petitioner along with seniority list circulated on 31.12.2003. Application is allowed and an affidavit of the petitioner along with seniority list circulated on 31.12.2003 is taken on record. C.W.P. No. 14616 of 2011 The prayer of the petitioner is for consideration to promote him to the post of Assistant Corporation Engineer(Civil) w.e.f. June, 2008 or in alternative from the date his juniors have been promoted. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is only one seniority list, which was circulated in the year 2003 and names of those employees, who have been promoted and are juniors to the petitioner are not there in the said seniority list. Learned counsel further contends that the petitioner is senior to those employees, who have been C.W.P. No. 14616 of 2011 (O&M) (2) promoted but his case has not been considered for promotion to the said post. Heard. Admittedly, the petitioner has passed his AMIE degree on 6.6.2009 and the alleged employees who were stated to be junior to the petitioner were having AMIE degree since 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively and the plea of the petitioner that the petitioner has prior right for promotion to those candidates, is not correct, as the petitioner got his AMIE degree subsequently after passing of the degree by those employees. Moreover, as mentioned in impugned order there is no post vacant of Assistant Corporation Engineer (Civil) and it has also been mentioned that as and when any vacancy is available, the case of the petitioner shall be considered for promotion along with other eligible employees as per Rules/instructions. In view of the stand taken in the impugned order, there is no merit in the contention raised by learned counsel for the petitioner. The petition being devoid of any merit is hereby dismissed. September 13, 2011 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE