Judgment · High Court · 2006

State of Uttaranchal, through Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare, Uttaranchal, Dehradun.

Director General, Medical Health and Family Welfare Uttaranchal, Dehradun.

Chief Medical Officer, Chamoli (cid:150) Gopeshwar. Chief Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Gopeshwar, District (cid:150) Chamoli. (cid:133)(cid:133)(cid:133).Respondents. Hon(cid:146)ble Rajesh Tandon, J.:

Heard Sri R. P. Nautiyal, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel for respondents. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the issue of writ or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to give promotion on the post of Untrained Pharmacist in the pay scale of Rs. 4000‐6000 in the District Hospital, Gopeshwar, Chamoli. Briefly stated, the petitioner was appointed on the post of Nursing Assistant in the District Hospital, Gopeshwar, District (cid:150) Chamoli by Deputy Chief Health Officer, Chamoli vide order dated 12.05.1976. The post of Nursing Assistant was abolished and it was declared as dead Cadre by the Department. However, the petitioner is still working on the 2 post of Nursing Assistant in District Hospital, Gopeshwar, District Chamoli, which is a Class IV post in the department. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is working as Pharmacist in District Hospital, Gopeshwar, Chamoli since 1980 (copy of which is annexed as Annexure No.

2 to the writ petition). According to the petitioner on 19.05.1981 respondent no. 4 directed to work on the post of Pharmacist in Police Hospital, Gopeshwar, Chamoli till 31.05.1981 or till the regular Pharmacist Sri Vashisth returned from his leave. The said order is quoted below: Jh dqUnu yky ,u-,- ftyk fpfdRlky;] xksis(cid:148)ojA vkidks vkns(cid:148)k fn;k tkrk gS fd vki 31-5-1981 rd vFkok tc rd iqfyl fpfdRlky; ds QkesZaflLV Jh of(cid:148)k"V vius Lohd‘r vodk(cid:148)k miHkksx djds okil vkrs gSa] rc rd iqfyl gkLihVy dk dk;Z Hkh vius dk;Z ds lkFk ns[krs jgsxsA …Mh- ih- voLFkh‰ v/kh{kd ftyk fpfdRlky;] xksis(cid:148)oj A On 05.11.2001, the petitioner has made a representation before respondent no.2 requesting him to promote him on the post of Untrained Pharmacist in the Department. Again on 15.01.2002 the petitioner has preferred a representation, when one Sri Santosh Kumar Thakur retired. On 05.03.2002, respondent no.

4 has informed that the post of Untrained Pharmacist is available in the Department after retirement of Sri Santosh Kumar Thakur. The said reply is quoted below: izs"kd] eq[; fpfdRlk v/kh{kd] ftyk fpfdRlky;, xksis(cid:148)oj] peksyhA lsok esa] egkfuns(cid:148)kd fpfdRlk] 3 LokLF; ,oa i- d-] mRrjkapy ] pUnuxj] nsgjknwuA la[;k & O;- i- @ 2002@398 & 99 fnukad 05-03-2002 fo"k;% Jh dqUnu yky dksgyh] uflZx vflLVsaV dh inskUufr fo"k;dA egksn;] mijksDr fo"k;d (cid:209)I;k vius i= la[;k & 3i@iSjk@u-v-@28@2001@9366 fnukWd 27-09-2000 dk lUnHkZ ysus dk d"V djs a] tks fd Jh dqUnu yky dksgyh uflZ ax vflLVs aV dh inksUufr vizf(cid:148)f{kr QkekZflLV ds fjDr in ij fd;s tkus ls lEcfU/kr gSA bl (cid:216)e es a lkuqjks/k ;g voxr djkuk gS fd ufla Zx vflLVs aV ds in dk fu; qfDr izkf/kdkjh eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh gSA or Zeku es a ufla Zx laoxZ e‘r ?kksf"kr gS] ftles a ubZ fu; qfDr;ka cUn gks x;h gSA or Zeku le; es a ftyk fpfdRlky;] xksis(cid:148)oj es a ,d vizf(cid:148)kf{kr QkekZflLV dk in fjDr gSA mDr in Jh larks a"k dqekj Bkdqj dh LoSfPNd lsokfuo‘fRr ysus mijkUr fjDr gqvk gSA Hkonh;] g@viBuh; eq[; fpfdRlk v/kh{kd] ftyk fpfdRlky;] xksis(cid:148)oj] peksyhA The grievance of the petitioner is that since he is already working in the Department as Pharmacist since 1980 and has requisite qualification for promotion to the post of Untrained Pharmacist in the Department against the vacant post at District Hospital, Gopeshwar, Chamoli, therefore, he may be considered accordingly. Government order dated

03.09.1995 provides criteria for promotion from Class IV to Class III as under: s"kd] jke dqekj] lfpo] mRrj izns(cid:148)k ’kkluA a] lsok es 1- 2- ’kklu ds leLr izeq[k lfpo@lfpo@fo(cid:146)ks"k lfpoA leLr foHkkxk/;{k@izeq[k dk; kZy;k/;{k] mRrjizns(cid:148)kA 4 fo"k; prqFkZ Js.kh …lewg ?k‰ ds deZpkfj; ks a dks r‘rh; Js.kh …lewg x‰ ds U;wure Js.kh ds fyfidh; inks a ds volj c<+k;k tkukA y[ku¯% fnukad 03 flrEcj] 1995A egksn;] mijksDr fo"k; ij ’kklu ds lela[;d ’kklukns(cid:148)k fnukad 31] vxLr 1982 dh vksj vkidk /;ku vk(cid:209)"V djus dk eq>s funs Z(cid:148)k gqvk gS] ftles a prqFkZ Js.kh …lewg ?k‰ ds gkbZLdwy vFkok mlds led{k ;ksX;rk /kkj.k djus okys deZpkfj; ks a dks] ftUgks aus mDr in ij 5 o"kZ dh fujUrj lsok iwjh dj yh gks] r‘rh; Js.kh …lewg x‰ ds U;wure Js.kh ds fyfid oxhZ; inks a es a 15 izfr(cid:148)kr inksUufr ds volj iznku fd;s tkus dh O;oLFkk dh x;h gSA mijksDr O;oLFkk ij ’kklu us xEHkhjrkiwoZd fopkj fd;k gS vkSj fopkjksijkUr ;g fu.kZ; fy;k gS fd mijksDr 15 izfr(cid:148)kr ds or Zeku inksUufr ds izkfo/kku ds vfrfjDr lfpoky; rFkk lfpoky; ds led{krk izkIr foHkkxks a dks NksM+dj vU; lHkh foHkkxks a es a prqFkZ Js.kh …lewg ?k‰ ds b.VjehfM,V vFkok led{k ijh{kk mRrh.kZ ,sls deZpkfj; ksa ftUgksaus 5 o"kZ dh fujUrj lsok iwjh dj yh gks] dks mi;q ZDr fyfid oxhZ; inks a ij inksUufr; ks a es a 5 izfr(cid:148)kr LFkku fu;r fd;s tk;s aA vr% vuqjks/k gS fd Hkfo"; es a r‘rh; Js.kh …lewg ?k‰ ds U;wure Js.kh ds fyfid oxhZ; inks a es a aUufr ds volj ij fuEufyf[kr funs Z(cid:148)kks a dk vuqikyu djrs gq, ’kklu ds mijksDr fu.kZ; dk f(cid:216);kUo;u lqfuf(cid:148)pr fd;k tk;s vkSj tgkW vko(cid:148);d gks] laxr lsok fu; ekoyh esa rRdky la(cid:148)kks/ku dj fy;k tk;s %& 1- 2- 15 izfr(cid:148)kr ds or Zeku dksVs rFkk mijksDrkuqlkj c<+k;s tk jgs 5 izfr(cid:148)kr dksVs esa dh tkus okyh iz(cid:148)uxr inksUufr; ks a es a inksUufr ds le; vuqlwfpr tkfr vkSj vuqlwfpr tutkfr o vU; Jsf.k;ks a ds vH;fFkZ;ks a ds fy, ’kklukns(cid:148)kks a ds vuqlkj izHkkoh vkns(cid:148)k ykxw gksxs a vkSj rn~uqlkj vkj{k.k fo"k;d dk; Zokgh lqfuf(cid:148)pr dh tk; sxhA inksUufr ds inks ij VkbZi ds Kku ds laca/k es a ykxw or Zeku fu;e@vkns(cid:148)k iz(cid:148)xr vH;fFkZ;ks a ds lEcU/k es a Hkh ykxw gka s aA Hkonh; jke dqekj] lfpo] The petitioner, therefore, has submitted that he is already working as Pharmacist and the post of Untrained Pharmacist, which is a class III post, is lying vacant and his representation may be considered for appointment on the said post.

5 representation of the petitioner may be considered in accordance with the Rules. Respondents are directed to pass appropriate order on the representation of the petitioner for appointment on the post of Untrained Pharmacist. Petitioner shall file representation within a period of two weeks and therefore, within a period of six weeks the respondents shall pass a reasoned order on the petitioner(cid:146)s representation from the date of production of the certified copy of the order. However, petitioner shall be permitted to work as Untrained Pharmacist till his representation is decided by the competent authority. Subject to the aforesaid direction the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. February 23, 2006 SKSharma (Rajesh Tandon, J.)