JUDGMENT

Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral). - The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking promotion to the post of District Revenue Officer with effect from the date, the person junior to him was promoted. The claim of the petitioner has been declined by the respondents vide impugned order dated 04.11.2020 (Annexure P/10). The said order is under challenge before this Court in the present writ petition.

2. The factual matrix of the case is that the petitioner was charge-sheeted in the year 2008 in respect of certain allegations and on the basis of the said charge sheet, he was dismissed from service on 07.05.2012. The said order of dismissal was challenged by the petitioner by way of filing of CWP No. 11011 of 2012. When the petitioner was out of service, an employee namely, Smt. Paramjit Kaur Sandhu was promoted as District Revenue Officer vide order dated 03.02.2011 but, the said order was never executed as Smt. Paramjit Kaur Sandhu was on leave. Before the promotion order of Smt. Paramjit Kaur Sandhu dated 03.02.2011 could be implemented, same was cancelled on 18.06.2013. It was only on 16.10.2014, the said Smt Paramjit Kaur Sandhu was again promoted prospect