IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP-T No. 5874/2008 Decided on:16.6.2010 _____________________________________________ Killa Chand Patial. …Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and others. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioner : Mr. Pawan Chaudhary, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.P. Singh, Asstt. Advocate General. _____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Petitioner has already made representation for the redressal of his grievance to the Governor, Himachal Pradesh vide Annexure A-3. The representation ought to have been preferred to the Principal Secretary (PW) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh. Petitioner has given the instances of the Assistant Engineers, who have been granted the senior scale, without passing the departmental examination. The interest of justice will be met, if the Principal Secretary (PW) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh is directed to decide the representation Annexure A-3 in a time bound manner. 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No 2 Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with the direction to the the Principal Secretary (PW) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh to decide Annexure A-3 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this judgment. He shall take into consideration the examples given by the petitioner in Annexure A-3 of the similarly situate persons, who were granted the senior scale, though they had not passed the departmental examination. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge 16.6.2010 *awasthi*