C.W.P. No.13248 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.13248 of 2010(O&M) DATE OF DECISION : Anil and others PETITIONERS VERSUS State of Haryana and others RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Shri R.K.Malik, Senior Advocate with Shri Vishal Malik, Advocate for the petitioners. Shri Harish Rathee, Senior D.A.G. Haryana. MAHESH GROVER, J. C.M. No.2524 of 2011 is allowed. Additional affidavit of petitioner No.6 is taken on record. Reply has been filed in Court today. Copy of the same has been supplied to the counsel opposite. Reply is taken on record. It is not disputed that the petitioners were denied the appointment which compelled them to come to this Court by filing the instant petition. C.W.P. No.13248 of 2010 -2- The respondents have since given appointment to the petitioners except petitioner No.6. The limited grievance of the petitioners which is being agitated is that the persons who are lower in merit, have been promoted and the appointment now offered to them from a subsequent date is likely to affect their career throughout their service period. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the opinion that the grievance of the petitioners is not misplaced. They were deprived of the appointment without any justifiable reason and because of this reason , the persons who are lower in merit, have stolen a march over them. Having regard to the aforesaid, I am of the opinion that ends of justice would be met, if the petitioners (except petitioner No.6) are granted notional promotion from the date when the persons lower in merit have been granted the same benefit, without however, any pecuniary benefit. The writ petition qua petitioner Nos.1 to 5 and 7 to 9 is disposed of as such. In so far as petitioner No.6 is concerned, it has been stated that she is placed at Sr.No.173 in the waiting list. Having regard to the aforesaid, the instant petition qua petitioner No.6 is dismissed with a liberty to her to agitate any grievance, which may survive qua her. Disposed of. (MAHESH GROVER) February 17, 2011 JUDGE GD WHETHER TO BE REFERRED TO REPORTER? YES/NO