IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 7415 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 18.05.2009 Ram Asra .... PETITIONER Versus Punjab Education School Board through its Secretary, Mohali ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who had sought pre-mature retirement from the post of Clerk on 31.10.2003, has filed this petition for issuing direction to the respondent Board to promote him as Junior Assistant with effect from 7.7.1998. It is the case of the petitioner that initially, he was appointed as Chowkidar, a Class IV employee, and in the year 1993, he was promoted as Clerk, with a rider that he had to pass Punjabi Typing Test within six months. Thereafter, the respondent Board did not hold the said Test for next seven years and ultimately, it was held in the year 2000, in which the petitioner appeared and, concededly, could not clear the Test. Thereafter, in May 2002, February 2003 and August 2003, again the aforesaid Punjabi Typing Test was held by the respondent Board, but the petitioner did not CWP No. 7415 of 2009 -2- appear in the same. In October, 2003, he sought voluntary retirement. Now, after more than five years of his retirement, the petitioner has filed the instant petition for issuing the aforesaid direction. The representation filed by the petitioner has been rejected by the respondent Board, vide order dated 22.4.2009 (Annexure P-6), in which it has been observed that during his service period, the petitioner could not clear the Punjabi Typing Test, therefore, he was not eligible for promotion to the post of Junior Assistant. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I do not find any illegality in the rejection of the claim of the petitioner by the respondent Board. Though the petitioner acquired experience of five years on the post of Clerk, but since he could not clear the Punjabi Typing Test, which was mandatory to retain him on the post of Clerk, therefore, the respondent Board was fully justified in not promoting him to the post of Junior Assistant. Dismissed. May 18, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE