Ramesh Kumar etc. v. State of Hy.Etc.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana HC, CWP-7529-2001 (O&M), decided 13.05.2025 by Tribhuvan Dahiya, J.: writ of mandamus for promotion as Lecturer in Commerce against 75% promotion quota from 30.09.1988 based on M.Com qualification and seniority above respondent no.3 as on 01.04.1998; no right to promotion merely on acquiring qualification (Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta, 2024 AIR (SC) 3256); ad hoc direct recruits regularised w.e.f. 30.09.1988 per Piara Singh (AIR 1992 SC 2130) and Government Policy; State's facts undisputed, no counter affidavit; petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The facts urged by the State counsel — that other Lecturers in Commerce (serial nos.15 to 45 in the 01.04.1998 seniority list) were directly recruited on ad hoc basis and regularised with effect from 30.09.1988 in terms of Piara Singh and the applicable Policy, and that no person junior to the petitioners was promoted earlier — were not disputed by the petitioners, who filed no counter affidavit.