IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.9200 of 2011 Date of Decision:- 23.05.2011 Narender Singh ....Petitioner(s) vs. State of Punjab and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Sr. Advocate with Ms.Sonia Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) It is the contention of the petitioner that he was appointed as an Assistant Director Physical Education in the DAV College, Jalandhar on 17.10.1995. He fulfilled the requirements for appointment to the post of Director, Physical Education (hereinafter referred to as 'the DPE') but was appointed as an Assistant DPE which became vacant on retirement of Sh.Rajinder Singh. The aided post was that of Assistant DPE against which one Sh.Rajinder Singh was working and this post is an isolated post as he did not fulfill the basic qualifications for appointment to the post of DPE, the said post could not be upgraded despite his representation. After the appointment of the petitioner, who, from the very initiation in service on 17.10.1995 fulfilled the basic qualifications, representation was made by him on various occasions for upgrading the post from Assistant DPE to the post of DPE as it was an isolated aided post in the whole State of Punjab as the other posts are of DPE only. On C.W.P.No.9200 of 2011 -2- representation dated 13.2.1998 (Annexure P-5) submitted by the petitioner to the Secretary, DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi, the claim of the petitioner was forwarded by the Principal of the College to the Director Public Instructions (Colleges), Punjab vide recommendation dated 9.10.1997 (Annexure P-6). Despite the submission of said representation till date, no decision has been taken thereon and the counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner, at this stage, would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Director Public Instructions (Colleges), Punjab, to consider the same and pass a speaking order thereon within some specified time. Without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Director Public Instructions, Punjab-respondent No.1 to consider and decide the same within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. A speaking order be passed by the said respondent and conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. The petitioner is further given liberty to file a detailed supplementary representation within a period of two weeks from today, explaining his claim therein which shall also be considered and decided along with the recommendation dated 9.10.1997 (Annexure P-6). May 23, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE