Development, Department of Higher Education, New Delhi (henceforth ‘the MHRD’), would show that with a cut off date the students who were in hold of such like nature of the degree for specified institutes, which has been given equivalence to a degree, were considered. It is stated that the degree of petitioner was from Associate Membership Examination [AMICE(I)] from the Institution of Civil Engineers (India), Ludhiana (Punjab). Learned counsel would place reliance upon the decision rendered by the Supreme Court in the matter of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India) v State of Punjab and Others1 to submit that in generality though the certificates have not been given the equivalence but with a cut off date 31-5-2013 exception was carved out. He would submit that since the petitioner was enrolled and obtained the certificate prior to the said cut off date, according to the observation made by the Supreme Court, he should have been considered for such promotion, as the notification was issued prior to the promotion process. According to the learned counsel, undoubtedly the petitioner was promoted to the post of Assistant Engineer in the year 2023 in routine course, however, he should have been given such promotional benefits from the date the other Sub Engineers were promoted way back in the year 2014.
