IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.5905 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 01, 2010. Tara 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 is working as a Lecturer-in-Math in the Education Department, Government of Punjab. He seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to promote him to the post of Principal in PSE-II Group-A Cadre from the date of his alleged juniors, namely, respondent Nos.4 & 5 have been given promotion w.e.f. 15.2.2010 with all consequential benefits. The petitioner has averred that his juniors, namely, respondent Nos.4 & 5 have been promoted vide order dated 15.2.2010 without considering his claim. The further grievance of the petitioner is that he is representing before the authorities since 7.3.1995 onwards to consider his claim for retrospective promotion as lecturer and thereafter, fix the C.W.P.No .5905 of 2010 2 seniority. However, without deciding his claim, that respondent Nos.4 & 5 have been promoted. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however 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 respondent No.1 to consider the representations dated 29.3.1997 (Annexure P-12) and 25.2.2010 (Annexure P-15), claimed to have been submitted by the petitioner and dispose of his pending claims by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 01, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE