VINOD KUMAR DATTA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) (Oral) - Petitioner by way of present petition seeking quashing of impugned order dated 08.05.2015 (Annexure P-22).

(2.) Pursuant to advertisement issued in the year 1993 by the Haryana Roadways Engineering Corporation, the petitioner was appointed as Foreman in the pay scale of Rs. 1640-2900, vide appointment letter dated 27.08.1993. Thereafter, he was promoted to the post of Works Manager on 23.06.1999. Similar controversy came into consideration before this Court in the year 1987 and the Draft Rules of the Corporation were prepared in the year 1988. The petitioner is claiming for promotion to the post of General Manager, which is being denied to him by making promotion by way of transfer from the Transport Department. The Commissioner of Transport Department of Haryana works as Managing Director of the Corporation. The Corporation is governed under the service rules applicable to the employees of the Transport Department, Haryana as per the decision taken on 04.12.1987 (Annexure P-1).

(3.) Under the above-said Rules, the Group 'A' employees of the Corporation governed under the Rules of Transport Department, Haryana. As per Rules 7, 9(I) (1) and appendix thereto, the eligibility for promotion to the post of Manager has been laid as under:-