IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 10211 of 2011-B. Decided on: 2nd December, 2011. Desh Raj Kapoor. … Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. J.K. Verma, DAG, for respondents No.1 to 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: “(i) That the action of the respondent No.1 in neither deciding the representation dated 14.10.2011 vide Annexure P-10 nor promoting the petitioner as Block Primary Education Officer (now BPEO) w.e.f. date the respondent No.4-junior was promoted may kindly be quashed and set aside forthwith. (ii) That the respondents may be directed to consider and promote the petitioner as Block Primary Education Officer from the date the respondent No.4- junior was promoted as such on 30.6.1999 with all the consequential benefits like seniority, pay fixation and arrears of salary forthwith. (iii) That the action of the respondents in denying promotion to the petitioner as a Block Primary Education officer while promoting the respondent No.4-junior as BPEO may kindly be quashed and set aside forthwith.” 2 2. The action has to be taken on Annexure P-10, representation by the first respondent. There will be a direction to the first respondent to look into Annexure P-10 and take appropriate action in accordance with law, adverting also to the contention that the petitioner should have been considered at the time when his juniors were promoted as Block Primary Education Officers in view of one instance, which is pointed out in Annexure P-5. The action, as above, shall be taken within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner. Appropriate orders with regard to consequential benefit, if any, to which the petitioner is entitled shall also be passed. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Authenticated copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 2nd December, 2011. (Justice V.K. Ahuja), (tr/kck) Judge. 3