IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH L.P.A. No. 1842 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : February 25, 2011 Ashok Bansal ….Appellant Versus State of Punjab and others …. Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. Ravinder Rana, Advocate for the appellant. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? M.M. KUMAR, J. 1. The instant appeal under Clause X of the Letters Patent is directed against the judgment dated 25.3.2009 as also the order passed in review application dated 5.7.2010 holding that after retirement the appellant cannot claim promotion to the post of Joint Director merely on the ground that the persons junior to him were promoted after his retirement. The view of the learned Single Judge is based on fundamental principle that after retirement no claim for promotion could be made unless it is established that during the period of his service persons junior to him were promoted and his meritorious claim was ignored but that has to happen during the period of his service. There is, thus, no ground to admit the appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. 2. In view of the fact that the appeal has been dismissed on merit, we do not inclined to pass any order on the application seeking condonation of delay of 513 days in filing of the appeal. ( M.M. KUMAR ) JUDGE ( T.P.S. MANN ) February 25, 2011 JUDGE satish