LPA No.281 of 2004 [1] THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. L. P.A. No.281 of 2004 Date of Decision: 17 – 09- 2008 Ashwani Kumar Sharma ....Appellant v. State of Haryana and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Sumeet Goel, Advocate for the appellant. Mr.Sunil Nehra, AAG, Haryana for the respondents. *** HEMANT GUPTA, J. The challenge in the present appeal is to the judgment rendered by a learned Single Judge of this Court on 13.7.2004 whereby the appellant's writ petition claiming writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the appellant for promotion to the post of Labour Inspector was dismissed. The appellant was appointed as Draftsman on 3.12.1970 on the basis of his qualification of Matric and two years diploma in Draftsman (Civil). The promotional avenues from the post of Draftsman is to the post of Cartographer by virtue of Rule 9(h)(i) of the Haryana Labour Department LPA No.281 of 2004 [2] (Group C) Service Rules, 1982. But it is alleged that substantially there is no promotion, as pay scale for the post of Draftsman and the pay scale for the post of Cartographer is the same. Since the pay scales of the posts of Draftsman and the Cartographer is the same, therefore, the appellant's claim for the promotion to the post of Labour Inspector by treating him as Cartographer was declined. The appellant is admittedly a Draftsman and has not been promoted as Cartographer when the writ petition was filed. The post of Draftsman does not fall within the feeder post. Therefore, merely on the basis of the pay scale, the appellant cannot claim promotion to the post of Labour Inspector. Learned Single Judge has examined the claim of the appellant in detail and has found that the claim of the appellant is not justified. We are in agreement with the reasoning given by the learned Single Judge, which warrants no interference in appeal. The present appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs. ( HEMANT GUPTA ) JUDGE ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) September 17, 2008 JUDGE RC