Authority: High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh
Order Date: 09 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitions CWP-31199-2018 and CWP-4030-2020 were filed by Daljit Singh, Gurvinder Jit Singh and others (petitioners) under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution, seeking a writ of certiorari to quash an office order dated 10.07.2017 (Annexure P‑5).
- The impugned order prohibited promotion of Junior Engineer (Installation/Meter Inspectors) to Additional Assistant Engineer (Installation) while a Junior Engineer (Electrical) with similar length of service remained unpromoted.
- Petitioners highlighted that they had already been promoted to AAE Installation in 2014 after the separation of JE Installation from JE Electrical in 2004 for further promotion purposes.
- They also sought a stay on the tentative seniority list of AAE employees dated 22.10.2018 (Annexure P‑7), wherein they were not accorded seniority and were placed in a footnote referencing the 10.07.2017 order.
- Respondents (The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited & others) produced the finalized seniority list of AAE employees, issued by an order dated 15.07.2020, and submitted it to the Court.
- Petitioners expressed a desire to withdraw the present petitions, requesting liberty to file fresh petitions on the same cause of action by challenging the seniority list.
Final Outcome
- The Court dismissed the petitions as withdrawn, granting the petitioners liberty to file fresh proceedings if they choose.
Topics: Promotion Dispute, Seniority List, Court Order