CWP No.9577 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.9577 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 24.05.2010 **** Nirpal Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and others . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. RPS Gill, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K.S. Sidhu, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner, who claims himself to be the senior-most Kanungo on the basis of the seniority list (Annexure P1), seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to consider and promote him to the post of Naib Tehsildar, especially when he has already been given the officiating charge of that promotional post w.e.f. 01.04.2007. CWP No.9577 of 2010.doc - 2 – (2). It is averred that the petitioner is the senior-most Kanungo in Jalandhar Division and is entitled to be promoted as Naib Tehsildar in terms of the eligibility conditions prescribed under the Rules read with the Instructions dated 07.01.1998 (Annexure PII). (3). In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 07.07.2006 (Annexure P-XIII) which appears to have been not considered by them so far. (4). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and without expressing any view on merits of the petitioner’s claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Financial Commissioner, Department of Revenue, Government of Punjab to consider the petitioner’s claim regarding his promotion as Naib Tehsildar in accordance with Rules/Instructions and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (5). Ordered accordingly. (6). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 24.05.2010 vishal shonkar