HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 39699 of 2014 Court No. - 36 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Heard Sri A.Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Mahtab Alam, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. Petitioner before this Court is U.P.S.R.T.C. and is aggrieved by the award dated 8.8.2013, whereby following award was passed in favour of contesting respondent: "उपयुर्क्त िववेचना के आधार पर मैं इस िनष्कषर् पर पहुँचा हूँ िक चूँिक िदये गये दण्डादेश वादी को प्राप्त नहीं कराये गये और िजसके कारण उसे तथाकिथत दण्डादेशों के िवरूद्ध चाराजोही करने के अवसर से वंिचत रखा गया। अतः उन दण्डादेशों द्वारा रोकी गई वेतन वृिद्धयां अथवा उन पर पाने वाला िहतलाभ पाने पाने का वह अिधकारी है। श्रिमक को प्रोन्नित न देना भी अवैधािनक है, क्योंिक उसको छोडते हुये उससे किनष्ठ कमर्चािरयों को प्रोन्नित दे दी गई है। अतः वादी िनयमानुसार उससे किनष्ठ कमर्चारी की प्रोन्नित की ितिथ से पदोन्नित "उपयुर्क्तका लाभ देते हुये एिरयर का भुगतान पाने का भी अिधकारी हो जाता है। सेवायोजक द्वारा वादी को िदये गये तथाकिथत दण्डदेश िनरस्त िकये जाते है और सेवायोजकों को आदेिशत िकया जाता है िक वह वादी को समस्त वेतन वृिद्धयां अन्य िहतलाभों सिहत प्रदान करते हुये विरष्ठता सूची प्रदशर् डब्लू-1 व 2 के अनुसार उससे किनष्ठ कमर्चािरयों की पदोन्नित की ितिथ से उसे भी प्रोन्नित का लाभ प्रदान करते हुये एिरयर का भुगतान करें। प्रितवादी सेवायोजक वादी प्रितिनिध को रूपया दो हजार वाद पिरव्यय स्वरूप अलग से भुगतान करें। तद्नुसार वतर्मान संदभार्देश वादी यूिनयन के पक्ष में तथा प्रितवादी सेवायोजक के िवरूद्ध िनणीर्त िकया जाता है" 3. When this writ petition was filed, following order was passed on 2.8.2014: "Sri R.G. Prasad, Advocate appears for the respondent-workman may file a counter affidavit within a month. List this matter on 3rd of September, 2014. Subject to deposit of entire dues under the award with the Deputy Labour Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sunil Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : Mahtab Alam, R.G. Prasad, R.P. Singh Parihar, S.C., Udai Karan Saxena(Senior Adv.) U.P.S.R.T.C. .....Petitioner(s) Presiding Officer Labour Court I And Another .....Respondent(s) Commissioner concerned the operation of the award may be kept in abeyance till 3rd of September, 2014. The amount shall be deposited within a period of two weeks from today. Failure to comply with this order will render the stay order automatically vacated." 4. In pursuance of above order an amount of Rs.1,81,600/- was deposited. 5. This Court has passed further interim order on 25.9.2014: "Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is granted three weeks to file rejoinder affidavit. It is directed that amount deposited by the petitioner before the court below shall be released to the respondent workman within two weeks from today. List on 15.10.2014. Interim order already granted is extended till then." 6. In pursuance of above order, 1/4th amount is being released in favour of contesting respondent. 7.After hearing learned counsel for the rival parties, Court is of a view that direction passed that contesting respondent be granted promotion from the date his juniors were promoted is an absolutely illegal order since only order which could have been passed by the Labour Court to consider contesting respondent for promotion, may be from the date his juniors were promoted. Otherwise also, contesting respondent has already crossed age of superannuation on 30.4.2007, therefore, a direction to promote him from backdate and grant all other benefits would also be illegal. Promotion can be granted when the person is working except in extraordinary circumstances which does not arise. 8. As referred above, Rs.181630/- was deposited and out of which 1/4th amount has already been released in favour of contesting respondent, therefore, in the interest of justice, it is directed that remaining amount shall also be released in favour of contesting respondent. 9. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. October 8, 2026 SB WRIC No. 39699 of 2014 2 (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad