PRAJAPATI SHARAN Vs. COAL INDIA LIMITED

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Mr, Anil Kumar Sinha. Senior Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. A.K. Mehta, learned counsel for the respondents.

(2.) THE petitioner came to this Court earlier challenging the order of the Director (P and I R) CIL passed on 24th January/4th February, 1997 by which his representation for promotion to the E -3 and E -4 Grade had been rejected.

(3.) BEING aggrieved, M/s. Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (respondent No. 5 herein) and others filed Letters Patent Appeal vide LPA No. 353 of 1999 (R). A Division Bench upheld the order of the learned Single Judge and observed that the findings arrived at by the Single Judge was justified. Accordingly, the Division Bench did not find any merit in the Appeal and consequently the LPA was dismissed.