LAWS(RAJ)-2002-10-32

BHANWAR LAL KHATRI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Decided On October 16, 2002
BHANWAR LAL KHATRI Appellant
V/S
State of Rajasthan And Others Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner against the respondents with a prayer that by an appropriate writ, order or direction, the respondents may be directed to create the post of Senior Personal, Assistant and Private Secretary and the petitioner may be ordered to be promoted on these posts by giving him equal chance of promotion as per his seniority.

(2.) The facts of the case as put forward by the petitioner are as under :

(3.) The main case of the petitioner is that action of the respondents in denying promotion to the petitioner by not creating and upgrading the post of Senior P.A. is arbitrary and illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India especially when other Departments of State Government, are having posts of Sr. P.A. and P.S.