IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.12656 of 2011 Date of Decision : July 20, 2011. Balbir Singh Kanungo .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.J.S.Bhatia, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is working as a Land Acquisition Kanungo for Military Station Headquarters, Patiala and seeks a mandamus for his promotion as Naib Tehsildar. It is alleged that juniors to the petitioner have been promoted vide an order 21.1.2011 (Annexure P-4) ignoring his claim. The petitioner represented the authorities and thereafter served them with a legal notice dated 15.6.2011 (Annexure P-9). Learned counsel for the petitioner received a reply dated 23.6.2011 (Annexure P-10) to the legal notice which reads as under:- “With respect to the aforementioned subject, it is written to you that this office vide letter No.5052/S-1 dated 27.5.2011 had sought sanction for promotion of CWP No.12656 of 2011 [2] Balbir Singh Kanungo. But since no specific sanction has been received from them and on receiving a legal notice dated 15.6.2011 sent by you in this office, this office has again vide letter No.S-1-A/dated 5604 dated 22.6.2011 has sought sanction for the said purpose vide Nukta “S”. This is for your information........” Unfortunately, the sanction has not been received so far and resultantly, the petitioner is not promoted even though he is due for retirement on 31.7.2011. In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Financial Commissioner (Revenue), Punjab, to accord the necessary sanction, if any required in accordance with the Rules. The Commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala, is directed to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion as Naib Tehsildar with effect from the date his juniors have been promoted with all consequential benefits. While the Financial Commissioner (Revenue), Punjab to do the needful within a period of two weeks from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order, the Commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala shall act thereupon within a period of one month thereafter. The consequential benefits, if any, shall also be granted to the petitioner if he is otherwise entitled to for the same. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 20, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE