IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P. No. 9200 of 2011. Decided on: 28th October, 2011. Satpaul Singh. ….. Petitioner. -Versus- State of Himachal Pradesh and another. …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, Judge. For the petitioner. : Mr. Kunal Verma, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy A.G. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: “(i) To issue the writ in the nature of Mandamus with a order or direction to the respondent to promote the petitioner as Principal in Government Senior Secondary School as per seniority list 28.05.2010 whereby the petitioner has been shown to be at serial no. 144 and TGT Seniority no 1488 is annexed alongwith the writ petition as Annexure P-3. (ii) That the petitioner is similar situated person and is entitled in term of judgment passed by this Hon’ble court in CWP NO. 4420/2010 Pratap Singh Verma Vs. State of H.P. and ors. Annexed as Annexure P-8.” 2. Petitioner submits that he is also similarly situated as the petitioner in Pratap Singh Verma Vs. State of H.P. & Anr., C.W.P. No. 4420 of 2010, which has been disposed of as per 2 Annexure P-8, judgment, wherein it has been held that the service rendered as Instructor AEC Special shall be taken as service in the grade for the purpose of promotion to the post of Principal. It is submitted by the petitioner that the judgment (Annexure P-8) has become final and the same has been implemented also. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of as follows: The case of the petitioner be also examined in the light of Annexure P-8, judgment and appropriate action in the light of the said judgment shall be taken in the case of petitioner, in case he is also similarly situated, within a month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioner before the first respondent. 3. In view of the disposal of main petition, all pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. Authenticated copy to the petitioner. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Surinder Singh), Judge. October 28, 2011. (bhupender/Kaushal)