Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J.

1. Petitioner-Gian Singh was posted as a Senior Assistant at Primary Health Centre, Sarhali, District Amritsar. By way of this writ petition, he has assailed the order dated 10th August, 1992 (Annexure P- 7), whereby he was promoted to the post of Senior Assistant in the payscale of Rs. 570-15-600/20-700/25-950/30-100-1080 respectively with effect from 19th March, 1982 notionally. One of the conditions contained in the promotion order was as under :-

"He will not be entitled to claim any arrear of pay etc. as Assistant from the date of promotion to the date he actually joins duty at his new place of posting as he had not actually worked as Assistant (now designated as Senior Assistant)."

2. Grievance of the petitioner is that since delay in promotion was caused due to a wrong committed by the official respondents and that there being no fault on his part, he cannot be denied consequential benefits of his promotion, including arrears of pay etc., to which he is entitled with effect from 19th March, 1982, the date on which he was due for promotion. Therefore, by way of present writ petition, quashing of the above said portion of the promotion ord