CWP No. 20235 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 20235 of 2008 Date of decision: December 1, 2008 Kuldip Singh Takshi --- Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ---- Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. Sanjay Tangri, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ashutosh Mohunta, J (Oral). The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 8-1-2008 (Annexure P23), vide which respondents No.3 & 4 have been shown senior to him as Superintending Engineers in the Department of Irrigation. Counsel submits that that the petitioner is senior to respondents No. 3 & 4 as he was appointed prior to respondent No.3 and was shown senior in combined seniority list vis-a-vis respondent No. 4. Counsel further submits that the petitioner filed representations Annexures P24 & P25 against the seniority list Annexure P23, which have not been decided as yet. After hearing the counsel, we dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to respondent No. 1 to decide the representations ( Annexure P-24 & 25) in accordance with law, within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. CWP No. 20235 of 2008 2 Before passing any order, the competent authority shall afford an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner as well as respondents No. 3 & 4. [Ashutosh Mohunta] Judge [Rajan Gupta] Judge December 1, 2008 `ask'