IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.19967 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION : NOVEMBER 10, 2010 BALBIR SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. AS Nabhewala, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner, who is serving as Kanungo, after having been promoted from the post of Patwari. The limited prayer is that vide order dated 25.2.2009 (Annexure P-7), Financial Commissioner (Revenue) and Secretary, Government of Punjab, Department of Revenue, issued a direction to the Commissioner to review promotion orders dated 25.2.1992 of certain persons and pass orders within 3 weeks, in the context of other persons serving as Kanungos. Learned counsel for the petitioner asserts that although the order was passed on 25.2.2009, the Commissioner has not taken necessary steps to comply with the order issued by the Financial Commissioner Civil Writ Petition No.19967 of 2010 2 (Revenue), as noticed above. It has also been brought out that vide letter dated 7.7.2010 (Annexure P-9), a reminder was issued by the same authority. In my considered opinion, service matters, particularly in relation to seniority, should not be kept in suspension and should be settled at the earliest. This petition is, accordingly, disposed of with directions to the respondents to address the issue, as raised in order (Annexure P-7). In case, the orders have already been passed, the same be conveyed to the petitioner. In case, the issue has not been addressed, the needful be done within a period of 3 weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. November 10, 2010 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?