IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 4935 of 2008 Date of Decision: 14.5.2009. Manoj Kumar and another --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG, Punjab. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Both the petitioners were selected by the P.P.S.C for the posts of Lecturer in the disciplines of Computer Engineering and Garments Manufacturing Technology respectively. They joined their duties. Petitioner No.2 was confirmed on 28.3.2000, however, petitioner no.1 was not confirmed. The stand of the State-respondent is that on account of stay order operating for such regularization passed in CWP No. 6615 of 2002 the services of petitioner no.1 could not be confirmed. In view of the stand of the respondents, the record of CWP No. 6615 of 2002 was called for. From the record it appears that vide order dated 29.4.2002 the Govt. of Punjab and its functionaries were directed not to confirm services of any of the officers/employees appointed on the recommendations of the Punjab Public Service Commission during the tenure of Sh. Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu. This writ petition however, came to be dismissed vide order dated 7.5.2003 by a Full Bench of this Court. CWP. No. 4935 of 2008 -2- In view of the dismissal of the writ petition, the interim order stands vacated. There is no legal impediment in confirming the services of the petitioner no.1. The petitioners have also sought a direction for the promotion to the post of Senior Lecturer. Both the petitioners were considered by the Departmental Promotion Committee in the meeting held on 21.10.2003. A copy of the Agenda Items is placed on record as Annexure P-4. From the aforesaid Agenda Items, it appears that names of both the petitioners were approved for promotion and were placed at Sr. Nos 9 and 11 respectively. Their promotion was withhold on account of the aforesaid order passed by this Court. Since the CWP No. 6615 of 2002 stands dismissed and the stay order dated 29.4.2002 stands vacated, there does not seem to be any legal impediment for granting promotion to the petitioners on the basis of the approval of Departmental Promotion Committee. This petition is accordingly allowed with a direction to the respondents to grant promotion to the petitioners on the basis of the approval by the DPC with effect from the date other persons were promoted. Petitioners will be entitled to all consequential benefits. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 14.5.2009 lucky