IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 10037 of 2007(O&M) Date of Decision: 4.5.2009. Rajwinder Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. S.D. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Earlier the petitioner filed writ petition seeking a direction for promotion to the post of Senior Assistant being a Scheduled Caste Candidate. During the pendency of this petition the respondents passed the order dated 21.7.2008, whereby the petitioner has been promoted as Senior Assistant as a Scheduled Caste reserved category candidate in the pay scale of Rs. 5800-9200 w.e.f 21.7.2008. This order contains the stipulation that the petitioner will have to produce the Scheduled Caste Certificate from the competent authority within a period of three months and that he will have to withdraw the writ petition. It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has now been issued Scheduled Caste Certificate dated 9.4.2009. In view of the stipulation in the aforesaid promotion order the petitioner may approach the respondents with the certificate and also make a representation seeking appropriate relief of retrospective promotion within a period of four weeks. On receipt of the representation and certificate the CWP. No. 10037 of 2007(O&M) -2- respondents will consider the retrospective promotion of the petitioner as claimed by him and will also regularize the promotion made vide order dated 21.7.2008 as per stipulation contained therein. However, in the event the claim of the petitioner for retrospective promotion is rejected on any valid ground, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. This petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid directions along with all applications. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 4.5.2009 lucky