C.W.P.No. 10838 of 1988 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P.No. 10838 of 1988 Date of Decision:- 29.10.2010 Piara Singh Petitioner. VERSUS Punjab School Education Respondent. Board. CORAM : HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI. Present: Mr.Arjun Partap Atma Ram, Advocate, for the petitioner. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? RITU BAHRI,J. The petitioner has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to fill up the single cadre post of Senior Manager treating as a reserved vacancy. It is prayed that the petitioner be considered for promotion to the said post. In the written statement filed by the department, it has been specifically mentioned t hat the C.W.P.No. 10838 of 1988 2 post of Senior Manager was available on 31.10.1988 and it is a single post in the cadre. The benefit of reservation is not applicable to a single cadre post. The Hon'ble Apex Court in Arati Ray- Choudhury Vs. Union of India and Ors, 1974(1) S.L.R.659, has considered this aspect and has held that benefit of reservation not applicable to a single cadre post. This view has been followed in a Division Bench judgment of this Court in S.S.Kalsi, Superintending Engineer, Vs. M.L.Sehgal, Superintending Engineer and others, 19881(1) S.L.R. 461. Learned counsel for the petitioner has not disputed this fact that the reservation not applicable to a single cadre post. In view of the proposition of law, this writ petition is dismissed. (RITU BAHRI) JUDGE 29.10.2010 Anoop C.W.P.No. 10838 of 1988 3