IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 6995 of 2011 Date of Decision: 30.08.2011 Avtar Singh Khehra ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Dr. M.L.Sachdeva, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Kavita Arora, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus for his promotion as Principal in the Punjab Education Service (School and Inspection) Group-A on the plea that he had obtained the requisite bench marks needed for such promotion in terms of the Government Policy dated 06.09.2001. It is claimed that the petitioner though had got 16 marks which are more than the minimum prescribed 12 benchmarks, yet he has been denied promotion for no reason whatsoever. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, I am of the considered view that since the petitioner's claim is based upon factual assertions, it would be more appropriate to direct the CWP No. 6995 of 2011 [2] respondents to verify the same and dispose of the petitioner's claim by passing a speaking order. Suffice it to mention that if the petitioner has actually got more than the minimum prescribed bench marks he might be entitled to promotion provided that there is no other legal impediment. However, if the petitioner failed to obtain the minimum benchmarks he cannot claim promotion as a matter of right. The petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to verify the factual assertion made by the petitioner as noticed above and disposed of his claim within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) 30.08.2011 JUDGE 'ravinder'