SHANKER LAL YADAV Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner by means of this writ petition as prayed that the respondents be directed to send him for training of the Inspector, Land Records forth with and after such training to promote him on the post of Inspector, Land Records on and from the date he became entitled as per his seniority and to allow him all consequential benefits.

(2.) BRIEFLY , the relevant facts are that the petitioner belongs to Scheduled Caste. He was appointed as Patwari in the Land Revenue Department vide order dated 16.12.64 and consequent thereto he joined the said post on 15.1.65. Thereafter, he was put to work on the post of Assistant Office Kanungo vide order dated 18.3.70 and temporarily promoted to the post of Inspector, Land Records, vide order dated 15.6.77. Thereafter, he was reverted back to the post of Patuari by order dated 14.2.80 on the ground that he had not taken the training of the Inspector Land Records. Again vide order dated 7.1.88 (Annexure R. 1), he was promoted to the post of Inspector, Land Records on purely urgent/temporary basis on a clear condition that he will be reverted back on availability of regularly selected Inspector, Land Records by departmental promotion committee without any notice. The petitioner has alleged that despite his numerious representations Ex.1 to Ex.6, he was not sent for the training of I.L.R. though he is senior most Patwari amongst the Scheduled Caste Patwaris and that persons junior to him have been sent for the training. He has further alleged that he had filed an appeal before the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal on 16.4.80 against his reversion order dated 14.2.80 and that though his appeal was dismissed but the said Tribunal had directed the Board of Revenue to select and send him for training as per provisions of Rules 300 and 301 of the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Land Records) Rules, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Rules, 1957') by its order dated 14.6.82 (Ex. 10). The petitioner has further alleged that despite the clear directions of the Service Appellate Tribunal, he was not selected and sent for training of I.L.R. by respondent No.2 while his juniors have been sent for the said training. Thus, he has been subjected to invidious discrimination of his fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. Hence, this writ petition.

(3.) THE petitioner has not filed any rejoinder.