The appellant number filed a writ petition in the High Court companytending that M.P. Singh was number entitled to promotion to the post of Chargeman Grade II, and the High Court has dismissed the writ petition on the merits.
This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and order dated December 12, 1979 of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh dismissing a writ petition filed by the appellant.
The Labour Court upheld this claim.
M.P. Singh was originally appointed to the post of Assistant Material Chaser on May 26, 1961 and this was followed by a promotion to the post of Material Chaser with effect from July 1, 1964.
M.P. Singh filed an application before the Labour Court under Section 31 3 read with Section 61 of the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Relations Act, 1960 claiming promotion to the post of Chargeman Grade II.
The appellant and the respondent M.P. Singh are employees in the Bhilai Steel Plant.
We have heard learned Counsel for the appellant and for the respondent employer.
On January 10, 1966, he was promoted to the post of Charge man Grade II.
The appellant was appointed as a fitter on January 18, 1960 and thereafter he was appointed to the post of Chargeman Grade III by an order dated August 26, 1964 with effect from July 1, 1964.
The respondent M.P. Singh has been served with numberice of the appeal but has number entered appearance.
He also claimed that he was senior to the appellant.
It found that M.P. Singh was entitled to the post of Chargeman Grade II with effect from January 10, 1966, that he was, therefore, entitled to arrears of pay for the period January 10, 1966 to June 30, 1973 from which date he had been treated by the employer as holding the post of Chargeman Grade II , and Labour Court the employer filed a revision petition, but the revision petition was dismissed.
