D.C.GOEL vs B.S.E.S.YAMUNA POWER LTD.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Decided on: 29.01.2025 W.P.(C) 7580/2008 D.C. GOEL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anand Mishra, Advocate versus B.S.E.S. YAMUNA POWER LTD. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sandeep Prabhakar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Amit Kumar and Mr. Vikas Mehta, Advocates CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner, who retired as Assistant Vice President of the respondent- BSES Yamuna Power Limited [“BSES”], on 28.02.2019, has filed this writ petition, challenging a seniority list for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer dated 28.06.2007. 2. The petitioner is a Degree-holder, having completed his Bachelor’s in Engineering (Electrical) from Madan Mohan Malviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur in 1979. He joined the erstwhile Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking [“DESU”] as Inspector (Technical) in April, 1981. He was upgraded to the post of Superintendent (Technical) in October, 1992. 3. The next promotional post being that of Assistant Engineer, the 4. In view of the restructuring of DESU and then of the Delhi Vidyut Board, service of the petitioner came to vest in the respondent- BSES. He, therefore, withdrew the earl