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SANGEETA CHANDRA
Mohd. Kayyum – Appellant
Versus
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Abhishek Srivastava, learned Counsel for the respondents no. 1, 2 and 3.
2. This petition has been filed challenging the order dated 27.07.2020 and consequential communications dated 31.07.2020 and 11.09.2020 passed by the respondent Corporation.
3. It is the case of the petitioner that he was initially engaged as labourer on 14.10.1987. He was granted promotion as Patrol Man on 10.10.2003, and thereafter, granted promotion as Technical Grade-I on 16.05.2006 and the grade pay of TG-II, thereafter. The respondents have issued an Office Memorandum on 03.10.2018 proposing to make promotion from Combined Seniority List of all Distribution Companies and Transmission Companies of TG-II to the post of Junior Engineer. The Combined Seniority List prepared for this purpose for consideration of promotion to the post of Junior Engineer also had the name of the petitioner. The selection was carried out by the respondent no. 2, on the basis of marks awarded for High School, ITI/higher technical qualification and experience as given in the Office Memorandum. For High School 30 marks were to be awarded, for ITI/higher technical qualif
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