2026:HHC:17408-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 208 of 2017 .

Date of decision : 15.05.2026.

Santosh Kumar Kaushal ....Petitioner.

Versus State Bank of India & others ...Respondents.

Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bipin Chander Negi, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : rMr. Adarsh K. Vashista, Advocate.

For the respondents : Ms. Devyani Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Arvind Sharma & Mr.

Shivam Sharma, Advocates.

Bipin Chander Negi, Judge:

The petitioner in the case at hand was initially appointed as a Probationary Officer on 19.12.1983. Post completion of the two year probation, the petitioner was Hconfirmed as a Junior Management Grade Scale-I on

9.12.1985.

2. By way of the present petition, filed on 21.01.2017, a challenge is sought to be made to the non-grant of promotion of the petitioner against the post of Middle Management Grade Scale-II from Junior Management Grade Scale-I for the period year 1990 till October 1998. The promotion to the Middle Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

Management Grade Scale-II was allowed in favour of the petitioner on 01.11.1998. Thereafter, Middle Management Grade Scale-III wa