IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9034 of 2010 Date of Decision : May 17, 2010. Sukhpal Singh .....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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner joined the Education Department, Punjab as a Math Master and was promoted as Lecturer-in-Punjabi on 22.10.1993. He now seeks a direction for his retrospective promotion from the date when his juniors were allegedly promoted. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 18.2.2009 (Annexure P-3) but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to take cognizance of the aforesaid legal notice served on behalf of the petitioner and if there is any substance in the petitioner's claim, dispose of C.W.P.No .9034 of 2010 2 the same by passing a speaking order, preferably within period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. May 17, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE