IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP (T) No. 8330 of 2008 Decided on: July 20, 2011 Roshan Lal Atwal Vs. State of H.P. and ors. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Inder Sharma, Advocate vice Mr. Naresh K. Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. for the respondents No. 1 and 2. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “A) That respondents No. 1 and 2 may very kindly be directed not to make any promotion to the post of District Food Supplies Officers until the decision of O.A. No. 1764 of 1995 and further if any promotion is made, the same may very kindly be quashed and set aside in the interest of justice. B) That respondents No. 1 and 2 be directed not to make any promotion on the basis of seniority list of 1993. It is submitted that in the exigency of the work if the promotion is to be made, then the same should be made on the basis of seniority list of 1995 Annexure A-4.” 2. Subject to the outcome of O.A. No. 1764 of 1995, it will be open to the petitioner to approach the second respondent, in which case the second respondent/competent authority will take appropriate action in accordance with law after notice also to the affected parties within another four months. 2 3. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice July 20, 2011 ( Justice V.K. Sharma ) (pankaj) Judge