IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.14543 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 Ramesh Kumar .....PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.Rakesh Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner, who is working as Junior Engineer-II in the office of Testing at Punjab State Electricity Board, Mohali, has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to promote him from the date his junior Kuldip Singh (respondent No.4 herein) was promoted. It is the case of the petitioner that in the cadre of Junior Engineers, the petitioner's seniority is at serial No.236 whereas respondent No.4 is at serial No.254. In spite of the fact that respondent No.4 is much junior to the petitioner, he has been illegally and arbitrarily promoted on 2.9.2009. It is further the case of the petitioner that in this regard the petitioner has made a detailed representation dated 2.9.2009 to the respondents, but the respondents are not considering the claim of the petitioner. Counsel states that at this stage the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.1 to consider and decide the said representation within the reasonable time. C.W.P. No.14543 of 2009 -2- In view of the above, without issuing notice to the other side as it will unnecessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider and decide the said representation dated 2.9.2009 (Annexure P3) expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order, in accordance with law. September 17, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE