IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 6427 of 2008. Decided on: 28th October, 2010. Harbans Singh. .….. Petitioner. Versus HP State Civil Supplies Corpn & ors. …. .. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Ms. Bhavana Dutt, Advocate, for respondent No.1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: “(i) That the rejection orders dated 1.8.1998 (vide Annexure A-10) may kindly be quashed and set aside. (ii) That the respondent Corporation may be directed to consider the case of the applicant for promotion as Office Assistant (now Senior Assistant) w.e.f. the date when junior SDI i.e. the Respondent No.2 was promoted as Office Assistant (now Senior Assistant) without considering the case of the applicant, on 8.11.1988 (A-6) forthwith.” 2. Inviting reference to Annexure A-13, it is submitted that the option was not called for while making the promotion in the case of respondent No.2. Learned counsel appearing for the first respondent submitted that it is open to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Board of Directors of the first respondent-Corporation in which case the said Appellate Authority will get opportunity to look into 2 all the factual and legal aspects of the matter and take appropriate action with notice to the parties. In view of the above observations and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this writ petition is disposed of as follows: 3. In the event of the petitioner filing an appeal before the Board of Directors of the first respondent-Corporation within a period of one month from today, in which case the appeal shall be considered by the Board of Directors on merits with notice to the petitioner, respondents No.2 and 3 and any other affected parties and appropriate orders shall be passed within another four months. In case the petitioner is found eligible to any consequential benefits, the same shall be disbursed to him within another one month. 4. In order to enable the Board of Directors to decide the appeal on merits, the earlier order passed by the Director rejecting the appeal on the ground of limitation is set aside. 5. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 28th October, 2010 (Justice V.K. Sharma), (tr) Judge.