B S BAJWA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB
LAWS(SC)-1997-12-78
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: ALLAHABAD)
Decided on December 11,1997

B.S.BAJWA Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB Respondents


Cited Judgements :-

MURLI DHAR SINGH VS. MADHYA PRADESH NAGRIK APURTI NIGAM LTD [LAWS(MPH)-2006-3-106] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH KUMAR S VS. SWAPNA S ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRIC [LAWS(KER)-2018-5-55] [REFERRED TO]
RAMCHANDRA TRIMBAK JOSHI VS. MAHARASTRA STATE ELECYTRICITY BOARD [LAWS(BOM)-2000-7-130] [REFERRED TO]
RATAN VS. ACHHEY LAL [LAWS(ALL)-1950-11-33] [REFERRED TO]
AGNI DEO PRASAD VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2024-4-71] [REFERRED TO]
PUSPA KANTA GOGOI VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2012-7-69] [REFERRED TO]
SMTI. MEGORIANO N. IRALU SR. LECTURER VS. SMTI. LICHUMBENI KIKON W/O. ER. MYAMO JAMI. LECTURER [LAWS(GAU)-2017-5-148] [REFERRED TO]
SYED RIYAZ QADIRI VS. STATE [LAWS(J&K)-2008-5-53] [REFERRED TO]
G BHEEMSEN RAO VS. STATE BANK OF INDIA [LAWS(APH)-2001-11-137] [REFERRED TO]
BHARTIBEN A SHETTY VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2007-7-60] [REFERRED TO]
K P DUBEY VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2011-4-102] [REFERRED TO]
BUDHA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION VS. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION [LAWS(DLH)-2008-8-101] [REFERRED TO]
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH VS. M.BALA KRISHNA MURTHY [LAWS(APH)-2023-2-75] [REFERRED TO]
N C K REDDY VS. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT [LAWS(APH)-2003-4-68] [REFERRED TO]
VIDYA KANT TIWARI VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2011-5-183] [REFERRED TO]
RAJ BAHADUR SINGH VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2014-1-21] [REFERRED TO]
PRAFULLA KUMAR MISHRA VS. STATE OF U. P. [LAWS(ALL)-2021-8-75] [REFERRED TO]
SARWAN RAM VS. STATE OF H.P. [LAWS(HPH)-2017-6-4] [REFERRED TO]
SANJAY KUMAR PATHAK VS. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2006-12-243] [REFERRED TO]
JAGPAL SINGH VS. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL [LAWS(ALL)-2006-6-1] [REFERRED TO]
PAN SINGH BANGARI VS. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND [LAWS(UTN)-2019-5-175] [REFERRED TO]
RAJEEV BHARDWAJ AND ORS. VS. STATE OF H.P AND ORS. [LAWS(HPH)-2020-3-104] [REFERRED TO]
RAJEEV BHARDWAJ VS. STATE OF H. P. [LAWS(HPH)-2020-10-95] [REFERRED TO]
RAVINDER KUMAR BARWAL VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2021-3-56] [REFERRED TO]
RANA BALBIR SINGH SAINI VS. HARYANA STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2011-2-504] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF RAJASTHAN VS. KRISHNA KUMAR [LAWS(RAJ)-2022-9-219] [REFERRED TO]
PARVARI DEVI VS. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND ORS. [LAWS(P&H)-2014-11-87] [REFERRED TO]
KAPTAN SINGH AND ORS. VS. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. [LAWS(P&H)-2015-1-173] [REFERRED TO]
JAY BHARAT STEEL CO VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(GJH)-2004-9-17] [REFERRED TO]
DEO DUTT TRIPATHI VS. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. [LAWS(CA)-2015-9-54] [REFERRED TO]
ASHISH KUMAR VS. CHHATRAPATI SHAHUJI MAHARAJ MEDICAL UNIVERCITY U P LUCKNOW [LAWS(ALL)-2012-2-5] [REFERRED TO]
K C SRIVASTAVA VS. CHANCELLOR LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY [LAWS(ALL)-2001-3-67] [REFERERD TO]
MANOJ YADAVA VS. RAJIV TANDON [LAWS(DLH)-2013-10-199] [REFERRED TO]
B.B. GUPTA AND OTHERS VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS [LAWS(RAJ)-2002-8-124] [REFERRED]
INDIRA BAI AND OTHERS VS. BACHCHU SINGH AND OTHERS [LAWS(MPH)-2005-2-189] [REFERRED TO]
DEEPAK PANDEY VS. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [LAWS(CHH)-2022-5-4] [REFERRED TO]
SHILLQNG BENCH M LAITPHLANG VS. STATE OF MEGHALAYA [LAWS(GAU)-2004-1-24] [REFERRED TO]
SUREN PATOWARY VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2004-8-22] [REFERRED TO]
BENEDICT KHARMALKI VS. STATE OF MEGHALAYA [LAWS(GAU)-2000-5-13] [REFERRED TO]
HIMMER ETE VS. STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(GAU)-2013-11-47] [REFERRED TO]
MOHEMMED ALTAF VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS. [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-8-131] [REFERRED TO]
HIMMAT SINGH ANEJA VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2014-7-658] [REFERRED TO]
SHER SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2014-7-1001] [REFERRED]
TIME ADS & PUBLICITY VS. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CENTRAL) [LAWS(KER)-2014-7-214] [REFERRED TO]
HARBANS LAL VS. H.P.STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL [LAWS(HPH)-2005-6-16] [REFERRED]
K. INDU SINGH VS. STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS [LAWS(GAU)-2013-11-70] [REFERRED TO]
INDUS GENE EXPRESSIONS LIMITED VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(APH)-2024-5-24] [REFERRED TO]
G SHRAVAN KUMAR REDDY VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2005-2-41] [REFERRED TO]
N. SUJATHA VS. COMMISSIONER [LAWS(APH)-2022-10-203] [REFERRED TO]
ASIA RESORTS LTD VS. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX [LAWS(HPH)-2011-9-10] [REFERRED TO]
CEO AND MEMBER SECRETARY, CENTRAL SILK BOARD VS. MONCY ISSAC S/O C C ISSAC; H L VENKATESH MAJOR AND ORS [LAWS(KAR)-2013-7-482] [REFERRED]
ARUNA MANURE WORKS KHAMMAM VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2008-7-47] [REFERRED TO]
P SURENDRA BABU VS. GOVERNMENT OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2010-4-60] [REFERRED TO]
NADIA DISTRICT PRIMARY SCHOOL COUNCIL VS. SRISTIDHAR BISWAS [LAWS(CAL)-2004-6-11] [REFERRED TO]
SHIBA SHANKAR MOHAPATRA AND ORS. VS. STATE OF ORISSA AND ORS. [LAWS(SC)-2009-11-102] [REFERRED TO]
SUNITA PANDEY VS. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND [LAWS(UTN)-2020-7-9] [REFERRED TO]
G. CHANDRA SEKHAR VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2023-12-30] [REFERRED TO]
RAJENDER MOHAN SAXENA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2021-10-47] [REFERRED TO]
SUSHMA SHARMA VS. STATE [LAWS(J&K)-2020-2-37] [REFERRED TO]
PRAKASH SINGH VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2016-6-20] [REFERRED TO]
K.MOSES RATNA KUMAR VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(APH)-2020-2-28] [REFERRED TO]
M. HANUMANTHA RAO VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2018-1-54] [REFERRED TO]
K G V KRISHNAIAH VS. C VENKATA REDDY [LAWS(APH)-2002-2-44] [REFERRED TO]
SURAJ KUMAR PANDEY VS. STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(GAU)-2010-8-22] [REFERRED TO]
PALLAB DATTA ROY VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(GAU)-2009-2-21] [REFERRED TO]
SHAILENDRA SINGH VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2019-9-262] [REFERRED TO]
NEELAM SHARMA VS. BABA BALAK NATH TEMPLE TRUST & OTHERS [LAWS(HPH)-2017-4-45] [REFERRED TO]
RAJEEV BHARDWAJ VS. STATE OF H P [LAWS(HPH)-2021-3-64] [REFERRED TO]
UNION OF INDIA VS. HARI NATH YADAV [LAWS(ALL)-2008-1-80] [REFERRED TO]
MAHARASHTRA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION VS. BABAN NATHAJI SARODE [LAWS(BOM)-2002-9-127] [REFERRED TO]
B. VIJAYALAKSHMI VS. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR AND ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION (ESIC) [LAWS(MAD)-2014-12-214] [REFERRED TO]
R. RANJITH VS. KARNATAKA STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, BANGALORE AND OTHERS [LAWS(KAR)-2000-2-97] [REFERRED TO]
RATTAN CHAND AND ORS. VS. BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD AND ANR. [LAWS(P&H)-2002-10-128] [REFERRED TO]
VIMALESHWAR NAGAPPA SHET VS. NOOR AHMED SHERIFF [LAWS(SC)-2011-5-32] [REFERRED TO]
BALDEV SINGH HEIR AND OTHERS VS. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2014-7-1013] [REFERRED]
MANORANJAN BISWAL VS. STATE OF ODISHA [LAWS(ORI)-2021-6-35] [REFERRED TO]
GS GHUMAN VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2012-10-15] [REFERRED TO]
BHUPENDRA SHARMA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(KER)-2020-2-25] [REFERRED TO]
SHALI CHANDRAKANT PILGAONKAR VS. GAJANAN SHANKAR SHIRODKAR [LAWS(BOM)-1999-9-100] [REFERRED TO]
B S NARUKA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2002-9-253] [REFERRED]
VIJAY KUMARI VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2020-10-96] [REFERRED TO]
PRADIP KUMAR RAY CHAUDHURI VS. KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION [LAWS(CAL)-2017-6-53] [REFERRED TO]
S.A. ROJAN ZIMIK VS. THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. [LAWS(MANIP)-2016-4-8] [REFERRED TO]
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS VS. RAVI KANT SHARMA AND OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-5-366] [REFERRED TO]
RAM MURTI BANSAL VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2022-12-62] [REFERRED TO]
ALI MOHD. SHAH & ORS. VS. STATE OF J&K & ORS. [LAWS(J&K)-2013-1-19] [REFERRED]
BABU RAM VS. UOI [LAWS(J&K)-2013-11-5] [REFERRED TO]
PRANAY KR DUTTA VS. NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [LAWS(GAU)-2005-12-27] [REFERRRED TO]
M N GULSANI S/O M L GULSANI VS. STATE OF TELANGANA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT [LAWS(APH)-2018-8-20] [REFERRED TO]
BALJIT SINGH BAHMANIA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2012-9-6] [REFERRED TO]
SACHIN SHARADCHANDRA DEOLE VS. EDUCATION OFFICER (SECONDARY), ZILLA PARISHAD AMRAVATI [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-158] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESH SUBRAHMANYA KALLAGE VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2017-5-109] [REFERRED TO]
UNION OF INDIA; CHIEF PERSONAL OFFICER, SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY BANGALORE DIVISION VS. NAIRUTHYA RAILWAY; NARAYANAGOWDA S/O ANNAIAH; RAJANNA MAJOR [LAWS(KAR)-2013-7-480] [REFERRED]
STATE OF U P AND ORS VS. ASHOK KUMAR MISHRA AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2016-7-163] [REFERRED]
VIDYAWATI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2020-11-45] [REFERRED TO]
RAJEEV CHANDRA VS. BORDER ROADS ORGANIZATION [LAWS(P&H)-2022-3-172] [REFERRED TO]
SRISTIDHAR BISWAS VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2001-1-7] [REFERRED TO]
OM PRAKASH SINGH AND ORS VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2016-8-127] [REFERRED]
NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION VS. TARUN KUMAR JAIN [LAWS(DLH)-2021-2-243] [REFERRED TO]
AJAY KUMAR AWASTHI VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2022-12-5] [REFERRED TO]
B LALZAWMLIANA VS. MIZORAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION [LAWS(GAU)-2005-6-22] [REFERRED TO]
DR. M. LAITPHLANG AND ORS. VS. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ORS. [LAWS(GAU)-2004-1-63] [REFERRED TO]
AMBADAS DATTATRAYA GOAD VS. SHASHIKALA ARUN CHAUDHARI [LAWS(BOM)-2019-7-130] [REFERRED TO]
RAKESH KUMAR PANDEY VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2004-12-208] [REFERRED TO]
SANJAY KUMAR PATHAK VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2007-3-203] [REFERRED TO]
JECINTHAVIJAYAKUMAR VS. THE DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION [LAWS(MAD)-2014-10-144] [REFERRED TO]
BHOM SINGH VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(RAJ)-1999-2-45] [REFERRED TO]
V. VINCENT VELANKANNI VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(SC)-2024-9-78] [REFERRED TO]
AJAY KUMAR SHUKLA VS. ARVIND RAI [LAWS(SC)-2021-12-21] [REFERRED TO]
RAVINDER KUMAR BARWAL VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2021-10-81] [REFERRED TO]
PERVESH KUMARI VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2024-5-15] [REFERRED TO]
AJAY SINGH VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2009-3-9] [REFERRED TO]
BALRAJ SINGH AND OTHERS VS. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2008-10-113] [REFERRED TO]
SHIBA SHANKAR MOHAPATRA VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(SC)-2009-11-26] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF RAJASTHAN VS. SURENDRA MOHNOT [LAWS(SC)-2014-6-22] [REFERRED TO]
JUSTIN IMMANUEL B VS. SURESH [LAWS(MAD)-2007-6-329] [REFERRED TO]
CELINE DZUVICHU VS. APRALE KIRHA [LAWS(GAU)-2019-12-101] [REFERRED TO]
MANGLARAM CHOUDHARY VS. CHAIRMAN JVVN LTD [LAWS(RAJ)-2013-1-131] [REFERRED TO]
HANUMAN PRASAD VS. RAJASTHAN STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION & ANR [LAWS(RAJ)-2009-7-181] [REFERRED]
S. AJI AND ORS. VS. NAZARUDEEN A. AND ORS. [LAWS(KER)-2015-2-70] [REFERRED TO]
G SIDDALINGAIAH VS. SUDHA DEVI S J [LAWS(KAR)-2006-8-16] [REFERRED TO]
M F PASHA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(KAR)-2003-10-17] [REFERRED TO]
DR. JASVEER SINGH AND ORS. VS. UNION OF INDIA (UOI) AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2011-3-453] [REFERRED TO]
J M TRIVEDI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2002-5-34] [REFFERED TO]
DURGA DASS SHARMA VS. STATE OF H P & OTHERS [LAWS(HPH)-2017-4-38] [REFERRED TO]
RAJIV TANDON VS. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA [LAWS(CA)-2012-3-24] [REFERRED TO]
ASSTT. COMDTT. SUNIL DOBRIYAL VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2021-7-168] [REFERRED TO]
DR. RITA WAHAL VS. CHANCELLOR, KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW & 3 ORS [LAWS(ALL)-2017-5-25] [REFERRED TO]
VISHWASH KANAUJIA VS. RAM CHANDRA PATHAK [LAWS(ALL)-2024-3-191] [REFERRED TO]
BIBEKANANDA DAS VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2004-11-20] [REFERRED TO]
KESHAB CH PAUL VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2003-5-30] [REFERRED TO]
DEEPAK MATHUR AND ORS. VS. RAJASTHAN RAJYA VIDHYUT PRASARAN NIGAM LTD. AND ORS. [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-11-74] [REFERRED TO]
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2005-3-149] [REFERRED TO]
LEELA BISHT VS. PAN SINGH [LAWS(UTN)-2019-11-76] [REFERRED TO]
POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH VS. ARUN KUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2020-8-16] [REFERRED TO]
POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH VS. ARUN KUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2020-8-16] [REFERRED TO]
SURENDRA SINGH BHANDARI VS. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS [LAWS(MPH)-2016-5-104] [REFERRED TO]
ICICI BANK LTD VS. CHOUDHARY RAJNI & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-816] [REFERRED]
ABDUL RAHMAN ANSARI VS. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2013-10-259] [REFERRED TO]
ASANGLA AIER VS. STATE OF NAGALAND [LAWS(GAU)-2002-8-14] [REFERRED TO]
CHAIRMAN JEE IIT GUWAHATTI VS. GURUJIT BHARDWAJ [LAWS(GAU)-2005-9-51] [REFERRED TO]
LALBEISEIA AND ORS. VS. STATE OF MIZORAM AND ORS. [LAWS(GAU)-2011-1-81] [REFERRED TO]
GYAMMAR TACHANG VS. STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(GAU)-2013-11-46] [REFERRED TO]
SUDHIR KUMAR ATREY VS. UOI [LAWS(DLH)-2013-8-159] [REFERRED TO]
KARAN SINGH PATHANIA VS. STATE OF H.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(HPH)-2015-11-40] [REFERRED TO]
N ISAKKI VS. DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION [LAWS(MAD)-2010-4-527] [REFERRED TO]
JADDAMBA LAL HADA VS. STATE [LAWS(RAJ)-2008-5-81] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAMMED SHAFI VS. ABDUL WAHID [LAWS(MPH)-2011-9-29] [REFERRED TO]
AMAR NATH VS. HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION [LAWS(HPH)-2021-3-61] [REFERRED TO]
DEBASHIS ROY MAZUMDER VS. KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION [LAWS(CAL)-2015-6-23] [REFERRED TO]
GEOMIN MINERALS AND MARKETING P LTD VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(ORI)-2010-7-30] [REFERRED TO]
ANURADHA SINGH VS. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND [LAWS(UTN)-2023-12-5] [REFERRED TO]
JAGJIT SINGH SANDHU VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-1998-11-179] [REFERRED TO]
DHARAMBIR VS. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2017-11-126] [REFERRED TO]
BHARTESH KUMAR JAIN VS. STATE OF M P AND OTHERS [LAWS(MPH)-2018-4-70] [REFERRED TO]
INDERJIT SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2014-7-705] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)Delay condoned. Leave granted in SLP No. . . . ./97 (CC Nos. 8677-8678/97).
CA7605-7610/96.

(2.)These appeals by special leave are against the judgment dated 21st December, 1994 of the Division Bench in Letters Patent Appeal arising out of the judgment dated 25-4-1986 of the single Judge in Civil Writ Petition No. 772 of 1984 which was filed in the High Court by B. S. Bajwa and B. D. Kapoor. The grievance made by them was, in substance, with regard to their seniority and placement in the gradation list of the department.
(3.)The material facts in brief are this. Both B. S. Bajwa and B. D. Kapoor joined the Army and were granted Short Service Commission on 30th March, 1963 and 30th October, 1963 respectively when they were students in the final year of the Engineering Degree Course. B. S. Bajwa graduated thereafter in June, 1963 and B. D. Gupta graduated in 1964. On being released from the Army B. S. Bajwa joined the PWD (B and R) on 4-5-1971 and B. D. Gupta joined the same department on 12th May, 1972. There position in the gradation list was shown throughout with reference to these dates of joining the department. It is sufficient to state that throughout their career as Assistant Engineer, Executive Engineer and Superintending Engineer both B. S. Bajwa and B. D. Gupta were shown as juniors to B. L. Bansal, Nirmal Singh, G. R. Chaudhary, D. P. Bajaj and Jagir Singh. It is also undisputed that B. L. Bansal, Nirmal Singh, G. R. Chaudhary, D. P. Bajaj and Jagir Singh got their promotions as Executive Engineer select grade and promotion as Superintending Engineer prior to B. S. Bajwa and B. D. Kapoor. It is obvious that the grievance, if any, of B. S. Bajwa and B. D. Kapoor to their placement below B. L. Bansal, Nirmal Singh, G. R. Chaudhary, D. P. Bajaj and Jagir Singh should have been from the very inception of their career in the department, i.e. from 1971-72. However, it was only in the year 1984 that B. S. Bajwa and B. D. Kapoor filed the aforesaid writ petition in the High Court claiming a much earlier date of appointment in the department. The learned single Judge allowed the writ petition which led to Letters Patent Appeal No. 424/86 being filed by B. L. Bansal, Nirmal Singh, G. R. Chaudhary, D. P. Bajaj and Jagir Singh before a Division Bench of the High Court.


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