JUDGMENT

Sudhir Mittal, J. - This judgment will decide CWP No.23718 of 2016 as well as CWP No.878 of 2018 as both are between the same parties and related issues are involved therein.

Brief facts:

2. Kiran Parkash s/o Ruldu Ram as well as Jagtar Singh s/o Dalip Singh are employed in the Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Department. Kiran Parkash was appointed as Work Munshi on 01.12.1985 on daily wages. His services were regularized vide order dated 19.03.2001 w.e.f 23.01.2021. On the other hand, Jagtar Singh was appointed on 09.12.1985 as a Peon but on regular basis. He was promoted to the post of Surveyor on 07.09.2000. For promotion to the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) both of them took the departmental qualifying examination held on 29/30.06.2006. Both qualified the same as is evident from result circulated vide memo. dated 21.07.2006.

3. Promotion to the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) is governed by the Punjab, Department of Water Supply and Sanitation Junior Engineers (Group 'C') Service Rules, 2006 (herein after referred to as the Rules). Rule 5 along with Appendix 'B'