IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.5858 of 2011 Date of Decision : April 01, 2011. Roshan Lal Maan and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sukhdip Singh Brar, 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 aggrieved by the alleged favouritism being extended to the 4th respondent for her promotion to the post of Senior Scale Stenographer. It is alleged that the impugned revised Instructions dated 17.2.2011(issued on 1.3.2011) (Annexure P-5) have been issued only to advance the promotional case of respondent No.4, who is otherwise stated to be junior to the petitioners. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and after going through the material on record, I am of the considered opinion that no interference in the impugned Instructions at this stage is called for by a writ court even if these Instructions are sought to be implemented retrospectively. However, keeping in view the fact that these Instructions C.W.P.No .5858 of 2011 2 have modified by the existing practice and propound a policy decision, it appears expedient that such like policy matters ought to be issued by the Authority competent under the Rule of Business. The impugned Instructions nowhere indicate that the Chief Secretary to the Government of Punjab has also endorsed the revised policy decision even when these Instructions can have some impact in other Government Departments/ Boards/ Corporations also. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at this stage with a direction to the Principal Secretary, Planning Department to submit proposal to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Punjab who in turn shall consider the impugned revised policy decision and its implications keeping in view as to whether it would be expedient to introduce such revised policy in all the Government Departments/Agencies wherever there is a provision of qualifying such like departmental examination for the purposes of promotion or the ongoing practice should still be followed. Suffice ti to say that whatever is the policy, should be followed uniformly. The Chief Secretary to the Government of Punjab shall consider and taken an appropriate decision within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Till then, it is directed that no Short-hand and Typing test in English subject shall be held by respondent Nos.1 to 3 without first holding such a test in the subject of Punjabi. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 01, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE