IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2397 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : February 10, 2010. Haqiqat Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.S.K.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner, who is a retired Senior Assistant from the office of the District Education Officer (S.E.), Ludhiana, seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to consider and promote him as Superintendent Grade-II retrospectively from the date his juniors were promoted. He also seeks a direction to pay him all the consequential benefits such as re-fixation of pay, pension and arrears of pay etc. Though the petitioner had approached the Authorities way back in the year 2002, the respondents intimated him on 29.5.2009 (Annexure P-4) only that his claim for promotion is under consideration. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and C.W.P.No . 2397 of 2010 (O&M) 2 considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim for promotion to the post of Superintendent Grade-II retrospectively from the date when his alleged juniors were promoted, at the earliest possible but not later than four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Needless to say that if the petitioner is found entitled to such promotion, the consequential benefits shall also be granted to him within the afore-stated period. Disposed of. Dasti. 10-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE