IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3374 of 2010 Date of Decision : February 25, 2010. Surinder Pal .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is working as a Lecturer in Chemistry (School Cadre) in the Education Department, Government of Punjab. He seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to consider and appoint him on the post of Principal from the date when his alleged junior, namely, respondent Nos.4 has been promoted. The case of the petitioner is that in the seniority list of Lecturers while he is placed at Sr.No.105, respondent No.4 is placed at Sr.No.106. It is further averred that promotion to the post of Principal is governed by the Punjab Education Services (School and Inspection) Group-A Service Rules, 2004 and in terms of Rule 5 (3) thereof, the claim C.W.P.No .3374 of 2010 2 of the petitioner for promotion deserves to be considered on seniority-cum- merit basis. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have represented before the official respondents vide representation dated 16.2.2010 (Annexure P6). The petitioner, however, has rushed to the Court without giving any reasonable time to the official respondents to consider his claim. In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion to posts of Principal, in accordance with law and Rules and if found entitled to, he shall be promoted from the date when his junior, namely, respondent No.4, was promoted with all consequential benefits, preferably within period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 25-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE