IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 15980 of 2010 Date of Decision: 23.08.2011 Pirthi Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. D.D.Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab **** SURYA KANT. J. (Oral) Petitioner has now been notionally promoted as Senior Assistant w.e.f. 15.04.2005. He alleges that he was erroneously over looked by the respondents while promoting his juniors. The petitioner has already retired from the service w.e.f. 31.5.2009. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the respondents to release the arrears of proficiency step up on completion of 4-9-14 years of service as also the arrears of pay on the post of Senior Assistant from the date of notional promotion till his retirement with interest etc. The claim of the petitioner has been contested by the respondents. CWP No. 15980 of 2010 [2] Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the considered view that the inadvertent error on the part of the respondents in not considering the petitioner's claim for promotion stood detected as soon as he represented for his promotion on 16.07.2007. There was no justification for not promoting him immediate thereafter. The writ petition is accordingly allowed in part to the extent that the respondents are directed to release the arrears of pay to the petitioner w.e.f. 01.08.2007 upto the date of his retirement. Similarly, his claim for the grant of proficiency step up shall be considered and disposed of by passing a speaking order. The arrears shall be paid to the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) 23.08.2011 JUDGE 'ravinder'