NAGENDRA OJHA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY Court. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

(2.) THE petitioner (since retired), a matriculate, having completed the course of institutional training in the Trade of Draftsman (Civil) (G), conducted by the Department of Labour and Employment (Technical Education), Government of Bihar, was employed in the year 1969 on the post of 'Supervisor Field Worker on work charge establishment, under the Executive Engineer, Investigation Research and Design Division, Tenughat Dam. Subsequently, on completion of the course of Civil Draftsman, the petitioner was appointed as 'Draftsman Grade -II on officiating basis vide Memo No.4008 dated 08.11.1974. Later on, his services were regularized w.e.f. the date of his joining and was posted as non -SIS Overseer on officiating basis vide Memo No.905 dated 06.05.1977. Subsequently, his services, on the post of Overseer (non -SIS), were regularized w.e.f. 06.05.1977.

(3.) AGAIN it is the case of the petitioner that the government vide its Resolution dated 08.01.1992 again reiterated its earlier policy decision that the matter of promotion to the post of Junior Engineer shall be considered only of those Sub -Overseers, whose seniority have not been fixed in the cadre of Overseer.