IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.14947 of 2025 Date of Decision: 15.10.2025 _______________________________________________________ Surender Singh Pundeer …….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Vipul Mehta, Advocate vice Mr. Surinder Prakash Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocate Generals and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents-State. Mr. Ravinder Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.5. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Petitioner herein is aggrieved of order dated 19th August, 2025, issued by the Director, School Education, Himachal Pradesh, whereby DDO powers in respect of Government Senior Secondary School, Nohradhar, District Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh, came to be delegated to private respondent Sh. Jitender Singh Chauhan, Lecturer in History. 2. Precisely, the claim of the petitioner as has been put forth in the petition and further canvassed by learned counsel for the 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 petitioner, is that order dated 18.08.2025, whereby DDO powers in respect of Government Senior Secondary School, Nohradhar, District Sirmour was delegated to him, could not have been rescinded for the reason that private respondent, Sh. Jitender Singh Chauhan to whom, vide Notification dated 19.08.2025 powers of DDO has been delegated in the school in question, is junior to him. 3. Pursuant to the notice issued in the instant proceedings, private respondent No.5 has filed reply, perusal whereof reveals that petitioner herein is junior to private respondent No.5. Respondent- State, after having taken note of the fact that private respondent is senior to petitioner herein, issued impugned order dated 19.08.2025 (Annexure P-3), whereby earlier order dated 18.08.2025, whereby DDO powers in respect of school concerned was delegated to the petitioner, came to be withdrawn. 4. Careful perusal of communication dated 11.04.2023 (Annexure R-5/2) clearly reveals that final seniority list of Lecturers cadre/ Lecturer(School New) as stood 31.12.2013 was updated on the basis of representation/objections received from various quarters as well as in terms of direction issued by this Court and same was circulated for information to all field offices and individual concerned vide aforesaid communication. Careful perusal of seniority list placed on record alongwith afore communication clearly reveals that 3 petitioner herein is junior to private respondent No.5. Petitioner herein is at Sr. No.8719 and his seniority No. is 7504(A), whereas respondent No.5 is at Sr. No.8418 and his Seniority No. is 7339. 5. In view of the above, no illegality can be said to have been committed by the respondents, while issuing impugned order dated 19.08.2025, thereby withdrawing its earlier order dated 18.08.2025. 6. Consequently, in view of the above, the present petition fails and is accordingly dismissed alongwith pending applications, if any. 1. p (Sandeep Sharma), Judge October 15,2025 (shankar)