IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15078 of 2011 Date of Decision: August 18, 2011 Sujan Singh ...Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 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? Present: Mr.Malkeet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking promotion to the post of Sub-Divisional Engineer (Civil) from the post of Head Draftsman. The petitioner is an employee, who has retired in the year 2006. His grievance is that his name was under consideration, when he became due for superannuation on 31.10.2006. Though his name was recommended for promotion but the order could not be passed and he retired on attaining the age of superannuation. The promotion, which was considered and was due to the petitioner in the year 2006, is being sought after expiry of five years. The petitioner has delayed in making the present approach. The explanation that he had filed a representation against the order, which has recently been decided, in my view, would not be sufficient for espousing his case at this belated stage. I am not inclined to interfere in exercise of writ jurisdiction only on account of delay in making the approach. Otherwise also, the petitioner, even if promoted, the same would hardly have been for few months only. Dismissed. August 18, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE