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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
JIYA LAL BHARDWAJ
Yashpal Dhiman – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, J.
By way of present petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following substantive reliefs:-
“(a) That the entire record pertaining to the instant case may kindly be summoned and subjected to scrutiny by this Hon’ble Court.
(b) That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing the final seniority list appended along with the memorandum dated 09th July, 2012 (Annexure P-6) with all consequences.
(c) That this Hon’ble Court may very kindly be pleased to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus and to direct the respondents to redraw the seniority list by restoring the seniority of the present petitioner, above the respondent No.3 herein, as per the tentative seniority list (Annexure P-4) with all consequential benefits arising there from, including promotion etc.”
2. The precise grouse raised by the petitioner in the present petition is that as per the provisional seniority list of Assistant Engineer (Electrical), circulated vide Office Memorandum dated 01.12.2011 (Annexure P-4), he was assigned seniority at serial No.2. However, when the final seniority list was circulated vide Memorandum dated 09.7.2012 (An
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