respondent-College, she joined her service on 17.12.2008 and is continuously working as such in the College. Learned counsel submitted that as per the Haryana Technical Education Department (Group-A) Service Rules, 1986 (for short, 'the Rules'), for promotion to the post of Senior Lecturer in Computer Engineering only 8 years' experience as Lecturer in Computer Engineering is required. 67% posts of Senior Lecturer are to be filled by way of promotion, whereas 33% posts are meant for direct recruitment. As the petitioner had more than 8 years' experience of working as Lecturer on 27.2.2012, when the cases for promotion to various posts in the Institute were considered and she was fully eligible for promotion, however, her claim was declined. Even in the Agenda put up before the Board, it was specifically mentioned that the petitioner is fully eligible for promotion. It was further submitted that two posts of Senior Lecturer in Computer Engineering were created on 16.5.2007 and 27.7.2007. The Rules, as were applicable on the date when the posts were created, need to be applied for considering the case of the petitioner. In terms thereof, the petitioner had 8 years of experience on the date of consideration for promotion as the Rules prior to the amendment carried out on 11.11.2008 required only 8 years' experience, which included experience working on ad hoc basis as well. In support of the plea, learned counsel relied upon a Division Bench judgment of this court in CWP No. 21663 of 2008—Geeta Devi v. State of Haryana and others, decided on 3.7.2009, wherein it has been held that experience would include even working on ad hoc basis.
