122 N.H. 434 | N.H. | 1982
In the spring and summer of 1980, the seven petitioners, classified State employees teaching at the New Hampshire Technical Institute, sought promotion to a higher instructional level. Dr. David Larrabee, president of the Institute, denied their promotions, in part because of budgetary constraints arising from a “top heavy” professional staff. The petitioners’ appeal to the personnel commission was unsuccessful, as is this appeal.
In reviewing the decision of the commission on this petition for a writ of certiorari, RSA 490:4 (Supp. 1979), the “only question before us is whether the commission has acted illegally in respect to jurisdiction, authority or observance of the law, thereby arriving at a conclusion which could not legally or reasonably be made.” Tasker v. N.H. Personnel Comm’n, 115 N.H. 204, 206, 338 A.2d 543, 544 (1975). We conclude that the decision below was not illegal or unreasonable.
Petition dismissed.