The result was that after the appointed day i.e. November 1, 1956, the staff of Junior and Senior Clerks of each of the three divisions of the companyposite state of Punjab companytinued to be organised as a separate cadre and the officers serving in the office of the Registrar of Co operative Societies formed a different cadre.
as it involved the integration of the services of the Co operative Deptts.
of the erstwhile states of Punjab Pepsu.
Ambala and Jullundur and the rules applicable to the service were the Punjab Co operative Subordinate Service Rules, 1936.
In the meanwhile, the Government of India issued a directive dated April 18, 1965, to the Punjab Government under Section 117 of the States Re organisation Act, 1956.
After companysidering the objections, the final joint seniority list was issued in the writ petition.
The prayer of the appellants in the writ petition filed by them was that the Government of Punjab should be directed to implement Clause 4 pf the directive of the Central Government.
In the light of certain observations of the Sub ordinate Judge, Jullundur, in the Judgment dated August 2, 1957, on the basis of a suit filed by some of the Clerk of the Office of the Registrar of Co operative Societies, the Government of Punjab decided that a joint seniority list must be prepared on State wise basis instead of divisional basis, in accordance with the Punjab Services Integration Rules, 1957 and that pending preparation of Joint Seniority list, promotions to the posts of Inspectors should be provisional.
In view of the impending merger of the two states of Punjab and Pepsu with effect from November 1, 1956, it was decided on October 26, 1956, by the Joint Integration Council, that the offices of the Deputy Registrars of Co operative Societies, Pepsu area, will form a separate division on the basis of the pattern obtaining in Punjab, In the erstwhile Punjab State, the staff of the Senior and Junior Clerks in the Offices of the Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars including Camp Clerks to Inspectors and Sub Inspectors were placed on divisional cadre in December, 1949, by an order of the Governor of Punjab and there were two such divisions in Punjab viz.,
of the Directive of the Union Government dated April 18, 1965, issued under Section 117 of the States Re organisation Act and allowing the writ petitions filed by the third respondent and others praying for an order quashing the final integrated gradation list published on March 11, 1966, in so far as it companycerned Clerks and that March 20, 1970, in so far as it companycerned Assistant Head Clerk of the Co operative Department of the State of Punjab.
The terms of the directive were 1 Promotions made before 27th February, 1961, on the basis of the Provisional Gradation Lists shall number be disturbed.
Provided that the claims of officers for future promotions on the basis of seniority determined in accordance with the principles set out here after shall number be prejudiced.
A joint seniority list was drawn up on 1 3 63, The list was passed on the Services Integration Deptt.
K. Mathew, J. This is an appeal, by special leave, from the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissing Civil Writ No.
3321/1970 filed by the appellants praying for a direction to implement Clause 4.
