HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.22776 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 19.08.2011 **** Gurmeet Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Surmukh Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner has been denied promotion to the post of Hindi Master while his juniors have been promoted on the solitary plea that his promotion case was not put up/sent upto 30.08.2008. (2). The petitioner’s case, on the other hand, is that letter dated 09.07.2008 whereby promotional cases were directed to be submitted to the District Education Officer (SE), Gurdaspur was never sent or received in the School where he was posted. (3). Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the persons junior to the petitioner have been promoted vide letter order dated 27.05.2010 (Annexure P10). The petitioner’s case has also been meanwhile sent to the District Education Officer, Gurdaspur vide memo dated 04.02.2010 (Annexure P9). (4). These facts being not in dispute, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Education officer (SE), Gurdaspur to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Hindi Master with effect from the date when his juniors were promoted. If the petitioner is found eligible and suitable, he shall also be promoted with all consequential benefits within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 19.08.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge