IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.508 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 14.01.2010 Jinder Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sourabh Goel, 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners who are working as Senior Assistants in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, S.A.S.Nagar, Mohali, seek two fold reliefs in this writ petition. Firstly, they seek a mandamus to direct respondent No.2-Commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala, to expedite the process of filling up the vacant post of Superintendent Grade-II which is stated to be lying vacant for the last more than three years and secondly, they seek quashing of the order dated 10.11.2006 whereby respondent No.5 was promoted as District Kanungo, allegedly against the Government instructions. C.W.P.No .508 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Adverting to the second relief, namely, challenge to the promotion of respondent No.5 as the District Kanungo, it is the conceded fact that the petitioners who are working as Senior Assistants are not eligible for promotion to the said post. Petitioners are stranger to the post of District Kanungo and have no locus-standi to question the promotion of respondent No.5 to the post of District Kanungo and that too after a period of more than three years. Suffice it to observe that this writ petition has not been filed ini Public Interest. So far as the first relief, namely, non-filling up the post of Superintendent Grade-II is concerned, it appears from the documents produced on record that the Deputy Commissioner, S.A.S.Nagar, Mohali, has time and again impressed upon the Commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala, to prepare a panel and fill up the said vacant post. Though, a writ court would not ordinarily issue mandamus to direct the authorities to fill up a vacant post even if not required to be filled up, yet looking into the fact that the Deputy Commissioner, S.A.S.Nagar, Mohali is time and again pressing hard to fill up the post of Superintendent Grade-II, it is imperative upon respondent No.2 to take some decision in the matter within a time frame. Consequently, without interfering with the order dated 10.11.2006 vide which respondent No.5 was granted promotion to the post of District Kanungo, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to take cognizance of the recommendations received from the office of the Deputy Commissioner, S.A.S.Nagar, Mohali, regarding C.W.P.No .508 of 2010 (O&M) 3 filling up the post of Superintendent Grade-II and take appropriate decision in the matter in accordance with law and the Government policy, as early as possible but not later than 4 months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 14-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE