CWP No. 13760 of 2011 -2- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 13760 of 2011 Date of decision : 02.08.2011 Rajmal Singh and another ......Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. Swarn Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioners **** RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) The petitioners are seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the respondents to hold the meeting of the DPC to consider and appoint the petitioners to the post of District Welfare Officers which is next higher post in the line of promotion of the petitioners on the basis of eligibility of the petitioners and against the vacant posts of District Welfare Officer from date the posts had become available for promotion against the promotional quota and to grant all consequential benefits of the petitioners from the said date. Learned counsel for the petitioners has contended that the above said vacancies have become available since 2005 with the creation of three new Districts namely Barnala, S.A.S. Nagar and Tarn Taran. Respondents have given current duty charge to Tehsil Welfare Officers on the basis of pick and choose and ignoring the seniority. A representations (Annexures P-3 and P-4) in this CWP No. 13760 of 2011 -2- regard has been submitted to the Principal Secretary, Department of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Welfare, Chandigarh and The Director, Department of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Welfare, Sector 34-A, Chandigarh. In view of the above factual position, this petition is disposed of by giving a direction to respondent No. 1 to decide the representations (Annexures P-3 and P-4) of the petitioners within four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. August 02, 2011 (RITU BAHRI) G.Arora JUDGE