N.S. LAMBA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment will dispose of CWP Nos. 17 of 1981, 4529 of 1982, 2493 and 5156 of 1984 as common questions of law and facts are involved in all these writ petitions.

(2.) DISPUTE in these petitions relate to the seniority to the post of Sub -Divisional Engineers and subsequent promotion to the post of Executive Engineers in the Electrical Department of the State of Punjab. Petitioner -N.S. Lamba in CWP No. 17 of 1981 is also Respondent in CWP No. 4529 of 1982. Both of them raised their inter se dispute. However, Petitioner in CWP No. 2493 of 1984 and Petitioner in CWP No. 5156 of 1984 have also raised similar dispute of seniority and promotion.

(3.) THE grievance of Mr. D.D. Verma Petitioner in CWP No. 4529 of 1982 is in respect of the fresh Roster published by the Respondent -State, - -vide Notification dated 11th June, 1982 wherein N.S. Lamba who is one of the Respondents in the petition has been shown at Sr. No. 4 and Petitioner D.D. Verma at Sr. No. 6. He has also challenged the show cause notice dated 15th July, 1982 issued to him by the Respondent -State Whereby he has been asked to show cause as to why he be not reverted from the post of Executive Engineer to that of Sub -Divisional Engineer and his seniority refixed on the basis of Notification dated 11th June, 1982. Petitioner has sought a direction for fixation of Roster in the light of judgment dated 29th August, 1980 of this Court reported as M.K. Jaggi v. State of Punjab, 1980 (3) SLR 732 (P&H) which has been upheld by Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP No. 5217 of 1981.