CWP No. 20215 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 20215 of 2008 Date of decision: December 1, 2008 Gulshinder Singh and others --- Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and another ---- Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. RK Chopra, Sr. Advocate, with Ms. Maninder Advocate, for the petitioners. Ashutosh Mohunta, J (Oral). The petitioners pray for issuance of directions to the respondents not to act upon the tentative seniority list of the Lectures circulated vide letter dated 15-7-2008(Annexure P-3), for the purpose of effecting promotions to the post of Principal, without finalizing objections filed by the petitioners against the above said seniority list. Case of the petitioners is that a tentative seniority list of lecturers was issued in the year 2001 and objections were invited. Ultimately, final seniority list was notified on 6-5-2008. Thereafter, when the matter came up before D.P.C. for promotion to the post of Principal, a decision was taken to revise the seniority list and vide order dated 15-7-2008, objections were sought from the effected employees against the revised tentative seniority list. The petitioners have submitted their objections. It is apprehension of the petitioners that without deciding their objections and finalization of the seniority list, the promotions will be made to the post of Principal. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, we dispose of this writ petition by directing the Secretary to Government, CWP No. 20215 of 2008 2 Punjab, Department of Education at Chandigarh to decide objections filed by the petitioners before making any promotion to the post of Principal. It is made clear that in case on account of admissible requirement, it is necessary to make any promotion, the same shall be made provisionally on the basis of seniority list already finalized and circulated on 6-5-2008, subject to the ultimate outcome of decision of objections filed against tentative revised seniority list. [Ashutosh Mohunta] Judge [Rajan Gupta] Judge December 1, 2008 `ask'