HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.16680 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 07.09.2011 **** HC Nirmal Singh & Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** Present: Mr. AS Manaise, Advocate for the petitioners Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). Notice of motion. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, learned DAG Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the official respondents. Having regard to the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity to call upon the respondents to file their reply(ies)/affidavit(s), at this stage. (2). The petitioners were promoted as Head Constables w.e.f. 01.07.1993 in the Punjab Police. They are aggrieved by the seniority list (Annexure P4) issued by respondent No.3, in terms thereof, the juniors, namely, the private respondents, who were allegedly promoted as Head Constables w.e.f. 01.11.1993, have been given preference to undergo Intermediate School Course by placing the petitioners at the lower rung of the impugned seniority list. (3). Learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the Officers’ CWP No.16680 of 2011.doc - 2 – Committee constituted by this Court vide order dated 04.03.2010 passed in CWP No.566 of 2010 titled as Ranjit Singh and Others vs. State of Punjab and others to look into the grievances of the Police personnel(s), with compassion and sympathy, especially in the light of the contention noticed above. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). The Officers’ Committee shall consider the petitioners’ claim within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioners as well as the private respondents. Needless to say that if the Committee makes favourable recommendations, the competent authority is directed to implement those recommendations unless it disagrees for the reasons to be assigned in writing. (6). Meanwhile, the deployment for the Promotional Course shall be subject to the recommendations made by the Officers’ Committee. Suffice it to say that if the claim of the petitioners regarding their seniority over and above the private respondents is accepted, in that event, they shall also be required to be deputed to the Promotional Course without prejudice to their right to claim seniority in the next cadre. CWP No.16680 of 2011.doc - 3 – (7). Dasti . 07.09.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge