CWP No.20821 of 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.20821 of 2006 Date of decision: 10.9.2008 Balbir Singh ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Rajeshwar Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior DAG, Punjab. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner has prayed that direction be issued to the respondents to promote him to the post of Company Commander on the basis of his seniority and merit. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior DAG, Punjab submits that the petitioner has been promoted to the post of Company Commander vide office order dated 1st August, 2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that the petitioner is entitled to be promoted as Company Commander w.e.f. the date, his juniors were promoted and that he be allowed to submit an appropriate representation before the competent authority. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we are of the considered opinion that as far as relief claimed by the petitioner is concerned, the same has already been granted to him as the petitioner CWP No.20821 of 2006 2 has been promoted to the post of Company Commander. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. The petitioner may represent to the competent authority with regard to the claim of his seniority w.e.f. the date, his juniors were promoted. In case any representation is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be decided by the competent authority within a period of six months of the filing of the same. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE September 10, 2008 'rajpal'