CWP(T) .No. 2971/2008. 23.12.2008. Present: Mr.Bhuvnesh Sharma, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.Vikas Rathore, Dy. Advocate General For the respondents. The applicant filed Original Application No. 27 of 1996 before the erstwhile State Administrative Tribunal, Shimla. In effect the grievance of the applicant is that no promotional avenues are provided to the applicant on the post of Dental Hygienists/Mechanics. In the reply filed by the State it is categorically pleaded as under: “In reply to these paras it is submitted new separate Directorate of Dental Health Services has started functioning since January, 1996 and draft DPRs of all the technical Class-III categories under the Department of Dental Health Services has been framed in order to create promotional avenues which are already under examination at the Government level.” The apex Court in Raghunath Prasad Singh Vs. Secretary, Home (Police) Department Govt. of Bihar and others, AIR 1988 S.C. 1033 and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and another Vs. K.G.S. Bhatt and another, AIR 1989 S.C. 1972 has emphasized the need of promotional avenues to prevent the degeneration and stagnation of the employees. Since the State is already looking into the matter, no order can be passed at this stage. However, in the event of the applicant being aggrieved of any such rules which may be notified, it shall be always open for him to assail the same. It is expected of the State to take action as expeditiously as possible. The petition stands disposed of. (Sanjay Karol), J. December 23, 2008(R)