30.3.2009 Present: Mr. Vikrant Thakur, vice counsel for the petitioners. Mr. R. K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. Vivek Thakur, Addl. A. G. for respondents 1 & 2. Mr. O. P. Sharma, vice counsel for respondent No.3 CWP(T) No.3178/2008 (OA 822/96) The matter was filed in the year 1996, since then both the petitioners and the private respondent No.3 stand retired. In the reply, the respondents have stated that Junior Basic Trained Teacher gets promotion to the post of Head Teacher and Head Teacher gets promotion to the post of Central Head Teacher. These posts are non-selection posts and the private respondent was senior to the petitioners as Central Head Teacher. The seniority is assigned on the basis of quota prescribed and rotation of vacancies prescribed for general and reserved categories. Petitioners belong to the Scheduled Tribe category and respondent No.3 belongs to Scheduled Caste category. Since the private respondent was senior to the petitioners, the promotion was effected in accordance with Rules. The posts of JBT/Head Teacher/Central Head Teacher and Block Primary Education Officer constitute District cadre and almost all the teachers in these categories working in District Kinnaur belong to reserve categories. In view of the aforesaid reply as also the subsequent developments which have taken place, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition. Disposed of as such. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. March 30, 2009 (rana)