GUWAHATI, India, July 3 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on June 3:
1. Heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. S.P. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. K. Phukan, learned CGC appearing for the respondent No.1 and Mr. Z. Singh, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.2-8. None appears for respondents No. 9-24 (private respondents) despite notices are effected.
2. Challenge made in this writ petition is to the notice dated 16.01.2024, issued by the General Manager (P) & Director, New India Assurance Co. Ltd., by which the Promotion Exercise 2024-25 to the cadre of Scale VII (General Manager) in General Insurers' (Public Sector) Association of India (hereinafter referred to as 'the GIPSA' in short) was initiated and the consequential promotion notice dated 14.02.2024, issued by the Chairman, GIPSA, whereby sixteen (16) officers (private respondent Nos.9-24) have been promoted from the cadre of Scale VI to the cadre of Scale VII, in terms of Clause 13.1.1 of the Promotion Policy for Officers, 2006. The petitioner has also put to challenge the letter dated 24.04.2024, passed by the Chief Executive, GIPSA, by which transfer and posting has been affected in respect of the above promoted officers.
3. The facts of the case, in brief, are that the petitioner was initially appointed as Assistant Administrative Officer in the Scale I cadre in the year 1988 in the New India Assurance Co. Ltd. and promoted to the post of Administrative Officer and then posted as the Branch Manager in the year 1994. He has been promoted to different higher Scale cadres from time to time and lastly in the Scale VI cadre, in which he is presently serving as Deputy General Manager.
4. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., through its General Manager (P) & Director, issued a notice for the Promotion Exercise 2024-25, vide dated 16.01.2024, for filling up of sixteen (16) numbers of vacancies in the cadre of General Manager (Scale VII) in GIPSA Members Companies. Pursuant to the said notice of promotion, the petitioner being in Sl. No.44 in the overall seniority list and at Serial No. 4 in the zone of consideration, was considered for promotion along with other eligible officers. The respondent authorities had issued a notice on 19.01.2024, directing the officers who are in the zone of consideration to register themselves for the online process of the Screening Exercise, to be conducted by the ASCI, Hyderabad. Accordingly, the petitioner being in the zone of consideration, registered himself for the said promotion exercise. The schedule of the interview of the petitioner was fixed on 14.02.2024. Altogether 47 eligible candidates were called for final interview from the batch of 2021-22 and 2022-23, including the petitioner. Petitioner's name appeared at Sl. No.4, as per the combined seniority list of all the six GIPSA companies. The promotion notice was published on 14.02.2024, by the Chairman, GIPSA, whereby as many as sixteen (16) officers of Scale VI cadre have been promoted to the cadre of Scale VII.
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