IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 565 of 1990. Date of Decision: 18th December, 2008. Dhodhe Ram Petitioner through None Versus The State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. G.S.Attariwala, Addl.AG, Punjab for the State as also Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana. 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? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL) In this Civil Writ Petition, the petitioner has made two fold grievance. However, no one appears on his behalf. Firstly, he seeks payment of salary w.e.f. 20.12.1987 onwards as Pipe Fitter. Secondly, he challenges his reversion from the post of Pipe Fitter to that of Beldar/Helper. As regard the first relief, namely, non-payment of salary, the following order was passed by the Motion Bench on 18.4.1990:- “Shri Khanna has tendered Rs.29,924/- in cash for payment to Dhodhe Ram petitioner who is present in Court along with his counsel Shri Ram Singh. The amount has been handed over to Shri Ram Singh Advocate who in turn has handed over the same to Dhode Ram petitioner. Shri Ram Singh urges on behalf of the petitioner that the amount has been paid on the basis of pay scale payable to Baildar/helper whereas the petitioner is a water-pipe fitter whose pay scale is higher. Shri Khanna seeks time to file the return. Let the return be filed on or before 16.5.1990. For arguments, to come up on 23.5.1990. Thereafter, a specific stand has been taken in the counter-affidavit that all the arrears have been paid to the petitioner. The first claim, thus, stands satisfied. As far as the second relief is concerned, the petitioner claims that he was promoted as Pipe Fitter being the senior most amongst the Helpers. He also makes a complaint that after his reversion, one Ram Dular is likely to be promoted as Pipe Fitter. The respondents have controverted the petitioner's claim. In para 2 of the counter-affidavit on merits, the following stand has been taken by them:- “As a matter of fact, the promotion order was passed wrongly by the answering respondent under the impression that the petitioner is the senior-most Beldar. However, later on it was found that there were other Beldars senior to the petitioner who should have been given the promotion to the post of Pipe Fitter. On detection of this clerical error, the answering respondent reverted the petitioner to the post of Beldar vide order dated 4.1.1988 which has become final between the parties”. There is nothing on record that any person junior to the petitioner including Ram Dular has been promoted without considering the petitioner's claim. For the reasons afore-stated, this writ petition is disposed of, however, with liberty to the petitioner that in case during the pendency thereof, any person junior to him has been promoted, the petitioner shall be at liberty to make a representation to the Competent Authority for his promotion from the date his junior was promoted and if such a representation is made, the Competent Authority shall be obligated to consider and dispose of the same, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from the date of its receipt. December 18, 2008. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE