Petitioner challenging the respondent University's advertisement for contractual appointment of Architect, alleging it affects promotional prospects. Court found petitioner lacked locus standi as immediate promotion to Architect was not feasible. Writ petition dismissed.
Petition dismissed for lack of locus standi.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
C.W.P. No.9137 of 2009
DATE OF DECISION: JULY 02, 2009
Karamjit Singh
.....PETITIONER
Versus
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and others
....RESPONDENTS
CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL
Present: Mr.Naresh Prabhakar, Advocate, for the petitioner.
SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J.
The petitioner, who is working as Draftsman in the respondentUniversity, has filed the instant petition for quashing the advertisement dated 19.5.2009 issued by the respondent-University, whereby the applications have been invited for appointment on the post of Architect on contractual basis.
It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner, who has been admitted as member of Council of Architect, is fully eligible to be promoted on the post of Architect. Therefore, if the aforesaid appointment is made on contractual basis, the promotional avenue of the petitioner will be adversely affected.
Concededly, the line of promotion for the post of Architect is Junior Draftsman, Draftsman, then Senior Draftsman, then Architectural Assistant, thereafter Assistant Architect and then Architect. At present, the petitioner is working as Draftsman, therefore, immediately he cannot be
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promoted to the post of Architect. Thus, he has no locus standi to challenge the action of the respondents for appointing the Architect on contractual basis.
No merits. Dismissed.
July 02, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE
Karamjit Singh
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
SATISH KUMAR MITTAL
As recorded by the court registry
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