C.W.P. No.12042 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.12042 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: AUGUST 18, 2009 Satwinder Singh .....PETITIONER Versus Punjab Mandi Board, Chandigarh and another ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.J.S. Maanipur, Advocate, for the petitioner. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. The petitioner was initially appointed as Auction Recorder on 19.7.1974. At that time, he had passed Pre-University Examination from Panjab University, Chandigarh. Thereafter, he was promoted to the post of Mandi Supervisor on 30.7.1981, and subsequently he was further promoted as Accountant on 10.4.1992. The petitioner is still working as Accountant in Market Committee, Jagraon. He has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to enter his qualification of B.A. (Hindi Standard), which he has passed from Mumbai Hindi Vidyapeeth, in his service record. It is the case of the petitioner that he has passed his B.A. (Hindi Standard) examination from the aforesaid institution after obtaining prior C.W.P. No.12042 of 2009 -2- permission from the respondent-Committee, but the respondents are not entering the said qualification in his service record on the ground that the said degree has been obtained by the petitioner from Mumbai Hindi Vidyapeeth, which is a fake University, as intimated to the respondents by the Panjab University, Chandigarh. It is a fact that the Panjab University, Chandigarh vide letter dated 30.4.2003 had intimated to the respondent- Committee that Mumbai Hindi Vidyapeeth is a fake institution. However, subsequently vide letter dated 30.1.2004, it has been informed by the Registrar, Panjab University, Chandigarh to the respondents that in partial modification of the earlier letter dated 30.4.2003, as per information received from the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi, the examinations conducted by Mumbai Hindi Vidyapeeth are not considered equivalent to Matric, 10+2 or B.A. degree. It has been further informed that the recognition of its examinations is valid in the subject of Hindi only. It is the case of the petitioner that to consider his claim for further promotion on the post of Secretary, it is necessary that the aforesaid degree be entered in his service record. After hearing the counsel for the petitioner, I do not find any merit in the instant petition. As per Rule 8 read with Appendix `B' of the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Class II) Service Rules, 1988, for promotion from the post of Accountant to the post of Secretary, it is essential that the official must have five years experience as Accountant and possessed the Bachelor of Arts Degree or Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Degree of a recognized university or institute. Since the B.A. (Hindi Standard) examination passed by the petitioner from Mumbai Hindi Vidyapeeth is not equivalent to Bachelor of Arts Degree, the same cannot C.W.P. No.12042 of 2009 -3- be taken into consideration for promotion of the petitioner in terms of the said Rule. Thus, I do not find any ground to enter the said qualification in service record of the petitioner. No merits. Dismissed. August 18, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE