JAGPAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri S. N. Babulkar, Sr. Advo cate, Sri V. B. S. Negi, Sri K. N. Joshi and Sri Arvind Vashista learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri L. R Naithani, Sr. Ad vocate, assisted by Sri Sharad Sharma, Sri, N. S. Negi learned counsel for the interveners and Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned standing counsel for State of Uttaranchal.

(2.) IN the aforesaid three writ peti tions, the petitioners, who are Junior Engineers in the Irrigation Department, have disputed the seniority list dated 09-08-2001. Consequently, the writ peti tions are being decided by a common judgment.

(3.) INTERVENTION/impleadment appli cation along with counter affidavit and stay vacation application no. 2335 of 2004 has been filed by Sri Bhuvan Chandra Pant, Jr. Engineer, Irrigation Department, who was selected by Pub lic Service Commission and was placed in the seniority list above the petition ers. In the application the intervener has stated that in view of the order passed by this court on 18-05-2004 the re spondents have postponed the DPC to be held from 20-05-2004. This court on 2/-05-2004 has clarified the order dated 20-05-2004 as under : "in view of the aforesaid facts, the or der dated 18-05-2004 is clarified to the extent that the court has not post poned the selection through DPC. Petitioners may also be considered for promotion. However, the result of the petitioners shall not be declared till further order of this court. "