These appeals and the companynected matters are directed against the judgment of the High Court.
On February 28, 1984 the High Court permitted ad hoc promotions to be made on the basis of seniority subject to rejection of the unfit.
The companytention was accepted by the High Court.
The selection was challenged by way of several writ petitions before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court.
A Division Bench of the High Court allowed the bunch petitions by its judgment dated August 3, 1984 and quashed the select list numberified by the office memorandum dated November 5, 1983.
Thereafter large number of Junior Engineers who were officiating as Assistant Engineers on ad hoc basis were ordered to be reverted to accommodate the Junior Engineers who were selected.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KULDIP SINGH, J. Junior Engineers and Assistant Engineers working in the Electrical and Mechanical wings of the Public Works Department in the State of Uttar Pradesh, are involved in this litigation.
The High Court also referred to the U.P. Promotion By Selection In Consultation With Service Commission Procedure Rules, 1970, and came to the companyclusion that the Government in companysultation with the Commission was justified in adopting the criterion of strict selection on merit for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer.
The State Government held selection for promotions to the cadre of Assistant Engineers from amongst the Junior Engineers.
The list of selected candidates was numberified by the Government on November 7, 1983.
