CWP (T) No. 2106 of 2008 2.3.2009 Present: Mr. D.P. Gupta vice counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Addl. A.G. and Mr. Vikas Rathore, Dy.A.G. for the respondents No. 1 & 2. Mr. Praneet Gupta vice counsel for respondent No.3. Ms. Bindia Sharma vice counsel for respondent No.4. The petitioner was promoted as Senior Assistant purely on officiating basis vide order dated 30.11.1990. The text of the order dated 30.11.1990 reads thus: “On the recommendation of Departmental Promotion Committee, Shri Prabhat Chand, Junior Assistant is hereby promoted as Sr. Assistant on purely officiating basis in the pay scale of Rs. 1800-40-2000-50- 2400-60-2700-75-3000-100-3200 with immediate effect. This temporary promotion shall not confer any right or title on him in the matter of seniority or regular promotion.” Shri Braham Dass, against whom a criminal case was registered under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, was acquitted. After his acquittal, the Deputy Commissioner passed the impugned order dated 2.1.1993 whereby Shri Braham Dass and Shri Pahari Raj were promoted and the petitioner was reverted. The only ground raised by Mr. D.P. Gupta is that before issuing order dated 2.1.1993 the petitioner ought to have either been heard in person or notice was required to be issued. It is apparent from the language employed in the order dated 30.11.1990 that the promotion was purely on officiating basis and it did not confer any right or title on him in the matter of promotion or seniority. Accordingly, no notice was required to be issued to the petitioner before his reversion. It is only in the cases whereby the promotion is on regular basis and it confers substantive right, the notice is required to be issued before reversion. Accordingly, there is no merit in this writ petition and the same is dismissed. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. March 2, 2009. (cr)