IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.15521 of 2011 Date of Decision:- 24.08.2011 Mahender Puri ....Petitioner(s) vs. UHBVNL and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Ms.Hema Kakkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) Prayer in the present writ petition is for issuance of a direction for promoting the petitioner as a Lineman from the date his juniors i.e. Respondents No.4 to 8 were promoted as such. It is the contention of the counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was appointed as an Assistant Lineman prior to the private respondents. However, while considering the claim of the petitioner and the respondents, claim of the petitioner was not-considered and respondents No.4 to 8 were promoted prior to the petitioner. She contends that the petitioner, at this stage, would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Kurukshetra-respondent No.2 to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 5.2.2010 (Annexure P-2) within some specified time. Without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to C.W.P.No.15521 of 2011 -2- respondents No.2- Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Kurukshetra to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 5.2.2010 (Annexure P-2) within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. In case, the petitioner is held entitled to promotion from the date his juniors have been promoted, the needful shall be done within a further period of four weeks which would obviously mean the disbursement of the consequential benefits within the specified time. August 24, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE