IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 4463 of 2008. Decided on: 16th August, 2010. Smt. Sakindra Sharma and others. …Petitioners. -Versus- State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioners. : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondents No. 1 and 4. : Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. For respondent No. 2. : Mr. Virender Singh Chauhan, Advocate. For respondent No. 3 : Mr. D.K. Khanna, Advocate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): The case of the petitioners, in a nut-shell, is that 109 posts of Supervisors were lying vacant at the time of promulgation of the new Recruitment and Promotion Rules, notified on 17th December, 1996. The old rules were notified vide notification dated 1st October, 1993. It is settled position in view of the law laid down by their lordships of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Y.V. Rangaiah and others versus J. Sreenivasa Rao and others, AIR 1983 Supreme Court 852 that the posts which are lying vacant before the date of promulgation of new Recruitment and Promotion Rules, are to be filled up as per the old Recruitment and Promotion Rules and the posts which have become available after the promulgation of new Recruitment and Promotion Rules, are to be filled up as per the new rules. 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?No. 2. Consequently, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of petitioners for 109 posts of Supervisors, if otherwise eligible and qualified as per the old Recruitment and Promotion Rules, within a period of three weeks from today. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge 16th August, 2010. (bhupender)