IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7119 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 22, 2010. Darshan Dass and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Kapil Kakkar, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners are working as Lecturers in the Government Senior Secondary Schools of Education Department, Punjab. They seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to promote them to the posts of Principals in accordance with the Punjab Education Service (School and Inspection) Group-A, Service Rules, 2004 and as per the quota for promotions provided thereunder. The petitioners have averred that they are entitled to be promoted retrospectively from the date when their juniors have been promoted vide order dated 14.1.2010 (Annexure P-6). The petitioners have further averred that earlier the promotions were not granted because there was a stay on promotions by this Court which has since been vacated vide order dated 28.1.2010 passed C.W.P.No .7119 of 2010 2 in C.W.P.No.3241 of 2009. Their grievance is that even after vacation of the stay, the due promotions are not being granted though their service records were summoned for the said purpose. The petitioners are said to have represented the authorities in this regard but without any response. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent No.1 to call for the records and consider the claim of the petitioners for promotion to the posts of Principals in accordance with the aforesaid Service Rules and the quota prescribed thereunder and if the plea of the petitioners that their juniors have already been promoted is found to be correct, to consider the petitioners' claim for such promotion from due dates, within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Suffice it to observe that if the petitioners are found eligible, suitable and entitled to, necessary orders of promotions shall also be passed within the aforesaid stipulated period with consequential benefits. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 22, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE