C.W.P. No. 13507 of 2011 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 13507 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: 29.07.2011 Narinder Singh Johal and others ..........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ..........Respondents BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. A.K. Chopra, Senior Advocate with Mr. N.D. Kalra, Advocate for the petitioners. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. The claim of the petitioners in the petition is to direct the respondents to promote the petitioners as Assistant Registrars, Cooperative Societies from the date their junior has been promoted. Learned senior counsel for the petitioners contends that similarly situated employee, namely, Bikramjit Singh Brara has approached this Court by way of filing C.W.P. No. 12973 of 2011, which was disposed of vide order dated 25.7.2011 . The relevant portion of order dated 25.7.211 is reproduced as under:- “In these circumstances and without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion as Assistant Registrar retrospectively and in case he is found entitled, to pass the appropriate orders but without payment of C.W.P. No. 13507 of 2011 (2) any arrears of pay till 31.12.2010, though the petitioner shall be granted the consequential benefits like seniority and notional pay fixation etc. The appropriate decision shall be taken by the respondents within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly.” Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that on the basis of directions issued in C.W.P. No. 2363 of 2011 on 10.2.2010, necessary relief has been given to the petitioner in that writ petition and case of the petitioner is also at par with the candidate who has approached this Court. In view of the submission made by learned senior counsel for the petitioners, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the claim of the petitioners for promotion as Assistant Registrars within a period of two months from today and in case they are found eligible/entitled for the said relief as granted to other similarly situated employees, the same be granted to them within a period of two months thereafter. Disposed of accordingly. July 29, 2011 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE