CWP(T) No. 14037/2008 27.10.2011 Present: Ms. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Ram Murti Bisht, Dy. A. G. with Mr. Vinod Thakur, Dy. A.G. for the respondent-State Petitioners have prayed mainly for the following reliefs: (i) That in view of the facts and circumstances stated above in para 6, it is most respectfully prayed that Original Application may be allowed in the following terms:- (ii) That the notification dated 5.5.2001 may be held void ab-initio and the respondents may be directed to take action in the matter in pursuant to the Training Rules and after doing the needful the respondents may further be directed to make promotions of the applicants on accelerated basis to the posts of Deputy Rangers along with all consequential benefits. (iii) That the respondent may be burdened with the cost of this Original Application. 2. With respect to similarly situated employee, Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Amar Singh vs. State of H.P. & Ors., CWP(T) No. 10590 of 2008 and also in other connected matters allowed the petition by making following observations: “9. In view of the above, the petitions are allowed with a direction to respondent No.1-State to consider the cases of the petitioners for accelerated promotion to the post of Deputy Ranger in accordance with the then existing H.P. Forest Training Rules, 1992, along with all the consequential benefits, within three months from today.” 3. Petitioners have also completed their course in Forestry and are similarly situated to the petitioners in Amar Singh (supra). Decision in Amar Singh (supra) was based on the judgment delivered by the Division Bench of this Court in Ramesh Chand Dhiman & Ors. vs. State of H.P. & Ors., CWP No. 586 of 1999 and other connected matters. As such, directions issued in Amar Singh (supra) shall mutatis mutandi apply to the facts of the instant case also. All consequential actions shall positively be taken within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this judgment. 4. With the aforesaid observations, petition stands disposed off. October 27, 2011 ( Sanjay Karol ), (rana) Judge.