IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

Writ Petition No. 1646 of 2014 (S/S)

Omkar & 3 Others

….. Petitioners

Versus

State of Uttarakhand & Another ….Respondents

Mr. Sharad Sharma, Sr. Advocate, assisted by Mr. Pradeep

Chamyal, Advocate, for the petitioners.

Mr. Vikas Pande, Brief Holder, for the State of Uttarakhand/respondents.

October 14, 2014

Hon’ble Servesh Kumar Gupta, J.

Having heard learned Sr. Counsel on behalf

of the petitioners and the learned State Counsel, it

transpires that promotional exercise was taken up on 31^st

July 2014 by the Departmental Committee for promotion

of the Excise Inspectors to the post of Assistant Excise

Commissioner, wherefor 21 posts were existing. 38 serving

Excise Inspectors were considered by such Committee for

promotion, and seniority-wise 21 such Inspectors were

found eligible for the said promotion on 15^th September

2014. Out of these 21 recommended names, 15 persons,

in accordance with their seniority, were granted promotion

vide Office Memo dated 1^st October 2014 issued under the

signature of Principal Secretary, Excise. Thus, six persons,

including the present four pet