IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 21752 of 2010 Date of Decision: 7.12.2010. Roshan Lal --Petitioner Versus Haryana State Warehousing Corporation & others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. G.C. Shahpuri, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion to respondents no.1 and 2 only. Mr. Vikas Malik, Advocate present in the Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner was appointed as Godown Keeper on 14.5.1975. In the year 1986 option was sought from the employees for their promotion to the post of Manager Grade-III/Assistant/Accountant Assistant. The petitioner gave his option for promotion to the post of Manager Grade-III. It is stated that the Board of Directors vide resolution dated 10.3.1986 prescribed Graduation as the minimum qualification for promotion. The order of Board of Directors was challenged in CWP No. 251 of 1987 which came to be decided on 15.3.1991. In the meantime, petitioner also completed his Graduation and was promoted to the post of Manager Grade- III vide order dated 1.2.1991. The Board of Directors again took a decision on 11.9.1992 and removed the qualification bar. In the meantime, some of CWP. No. 21752 of 2010 -2- the persons junior to the petitioner had been promoted. The petitioner is claiming promotion from the date his juniors were promoted. Petitioner made representations (Annexures P-7 & P-12) in this respect but no decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the representations made by the petitioner, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to take decision on the representations made by the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said authority. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 7.12.2010. lucky