CWP No.10341 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.10341 of 2011 Date of decision:02.06.2011 Bikkar Singh and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. P.S. Khurana, Advocate for the petitioners. ***** PERMOD KOHLI, J.(Oral) Notice of motion. Mr. B.S. Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. Petitioners are working as Laboratory Attendants. Earlier there was a dispute regarding the seniority. However, vide letter dated 16.11.2007, they have been declared as senior to one Harbans Singh, ward attendant as Class IV employee in the Office of Civil Surgeon, Faridkot. The petitioners are claiming the promotion to the Post of Laboratory Technician from the date on which, Harbans Singh already stands promoted. It is stated on behalf of the petitioners that since their seniority has been re-fixed over and above Harbans Singh, they are entitled to be promoted to the post of Medical Laboratory Technician from the date of promotion of Harbans Singh, admittedly junior to the petitioners. Petitioners have made representations Annexure P-5 to P-7. Mr. P.S. CWP No.10341 of 2011 -2- Khurana, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners would be statisfied, if the competent authority is directed to decide their representations. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.2 to decide the representations filed by the petitioners within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. In the event, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. 02.06.2011 (PERMOD KOHLI) Jyoti 1 JUDGE