IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15283 of 2010 Date of Decision : August 26, 2010. Gurdeep Singh .....Petitioner versus Punjab Water Resources Management and Development Board Limited and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Vipin Mahajan, 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 is working as a Junior Draftsmen in the respondent-Corporation. He seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to promote him to the post of Draftsman w.e.f. the date when his alleged juniors were promoted. The petitioner also seeks a direction to grant him the proficiency step-up on completion of 16 years' service w.e.f. 19.8.1999. The consequential benefits have also been prayed for by him. In this regard, the petitioner has served the respondents with a legal notice dated 9.7.2010 (Annexure P-16) also which is yet to be responded. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, C.W.P.No .15283 of 2010 2 without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the respondent-Corporation to consider the above-mentioned claim of the petitioner and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. If the petitioner is found entitled to any relief, the needful for payment thereof shall be done within a period of one month thereafter. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. August 26, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE