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Petitioner seeks redesignation of the post of Junior Accountant held by him and others in Zila Parishad Cadre to that of Accountant on the grounds that (i) Posts of Junior Accountants do not exist in State Departments; and

(ii) Not much financial burden will be put on State Exchequer by such redesignation of posts.

2. Facts.

2(i). Petitioner is presently serving as regular Junior Accountant in Zila Parishad, Shimla. His services were regularized after completion of contractual period of 6 years 1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes

-2- 2025:HHC:18393 on 21.09.2012. He was accordingly placed in the pay-scale of Rs.5910-20200 + 1900 (Grade Pay).

2(ii). After serving as regular Junior Accountant for a period of about 8 years, the petitioner aggrieved by his designation as Junior Accountant along with some others instituted Rajinder Parkash & Ors. vs. State of H.P. & Ors.1, inter alia, seeking relief of redesignation of post of Junior Accountant to that of Accountant. According to the petitioner, the post of Junior Accountant did not exist in any Government department in the State of Himachal Pradesh, therefore, he along with others contended in the aforesaid petition that the designation of Junior Accountant given to them was required to be changed to that of Accountant. The respondents filed reply to the aforesaid petition to the effect that matter regarding redesignation of Junior Accountant to Accountant was under consideration of the Advisory Department. In view of this stand, the writ petition was disposed of with directions to the respondents to take decision regarding redesignation of the post of Junior Accountant in Panchayati Raj Department within four weeks.

The decision rendered in Rajinder Prakash1 is as under:-

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CWP No.6449 of 2020 decided on 30.12.2022.
-3- 2025:HHC:18393 "Learned counsel for the petitioners, fairly admits that with the afflux of time, majority of the reliefs, as claimed by the petitioners in the instant petition, stand granted but only issue with regard to redesignation of post of Junior Accountant to Accountant is hanging in fire. He states that at present, no post of Junior Account exists in any Government department in the State of Himachal Pradesh, as such, decision is required to be taken by the respondents in the case at hand at the earliest.

Upon this issue, taking note of the stand of the respondents that the matter was under consideration, the writ petition was disposed of on 30.12.2022 with directions to the respondents to decide the matter. As noticed above, the respondents vide their decision taken on 02.03.2023 have rejected the petitioner's claim.

4(iii). Petitioner's sole basis for seeking redesignation of his post from Junior Accountant to Accountant, is the ground put forth that not much financial loss shall be caused to the State in the process. That only yearly burden of Rs.91,151/- shall be placed on the State Exchequer after redesignation of their post. This reason for altering the designation of the post cannot be accepted, merely because the financial burden upon the State Exchequer would not be much as alleged by the petitioner, is no ground to change the designation of the post. Similarly, the other ground put forth that post of Junior Accountant is not there in the