Appellant claimed to be senior to respondents who had been appointed Assistant Directors Industries in September 1979.
At that time pay scale for the post of Assistant Director Industries was Rs.
In 1992 Rules, post of Assistant Director has been shown as equivalent to Functional Manager Store Inspection Officer Assistant Controller of Stores Assistant Director Data Research Officer.
1992 Rules came into force on February 17, 1992.
300 25 600.
Post of Assistant Director industries was a promotional post from the ADIO.
Appellant was appointed Assistant District Industries Officer ADIO on September 26, 1975 in the pay scale of Rs.
Method of recruitment to the post of Assistant Director industries was as under Method of Recruitment.
There is history of an earlier writ petition filed by the appellant in the High Court questioning the appointment of the respondents who were appointed as Assistant Directors in September 1979.
Both Rules of 1966 and 1992 were made in exercise of the powers companyferred by the Proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution.
As per the seniority list dated January 25, 1996, appellant has been shown to have held the post of Assistant Director Industries on October 25, 1982.
These 1966 Rules were repealed by the new Rules called the Punjab Industries Service Class II Rules, 1992.
P. Wadhwa, J. Leave granted.
Appellant is aggrieved by the judgment dated September 24, 1997 of the Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing his writ petition wherein he had claimed seniority as Assistant Director Industries w.e.f.
February 8, 1979.
