IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 12173 of 1991 Date of decision: 19.09.2011 Rajinder Ram ...Petitioner Versus The Punjab State Electricity Board and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. J.S. Maanipur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.D. Kalra, Advocate for the respondents. RANJIT SINGH J. The petitioner, who was working as Chowkidar with D.S. Circle, Punjab State Electricity Board, Ropar, has filed this writ petition seeking direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order, Annexures P-2 and P-4. The petitioner, who was initially appointed as Chowkidar on work charge basis on 19.09.1977 has been performing his duties with sincerity and honesty. On 14.03.1985, he made an application for making him regular T-mate. Without taking any action on this application, the person junior to him namely Sh. Ram Singh, who is now working as Assistant Lineman was appointed as R.T.M. on 28.07.1986. The petitioner, accordingly, made an application for consideration of his case for promotion as R.T.M. The case of the petitioner, however, was not considered only on the ground that he was not a regular Chowkidar. The petitioner then made a representation making a claim that his seniority was to count w.e.f. Civil Writ Petition No. 12173 of 1991 -2- 19.09.1977 when he was appointed as temporary Chowkidar. The petitioner followed it up by another representation, Annexure P-3 on the ground that he was senior as work charge Chowkidar but was left out for promotion. Though the petitioner has been informed that he is being treated as Chowkidar w.e.f. 24.07.1987 and is seniority is not counted w.e.f. 19.09.1977 but as per the counsel for the petitioner his representation in making him regular from the date his junior has been so regularised, is pending and has not been decided. The present writ petition, accordingly, is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to decide the representation filed by the petitioner, Annexure P-3, which is statedly pending with the respondents by passing a reasoned speaking order. The petitioner, if aggrieved, may have his remedy against the order so passed. September 19, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE