CWP No.23253 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 23.12.2010 Manoj Kumar ...Petitioner VERSUS Union Territory, Chandigarh and others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Jatin Salwan, Advocate for the petitioner Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.RN Raina, Advocate who is present in Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the controversy involved and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is disposed of at motion stage itself. The petitioner is presently working as Sectional Officer in Municipal Corporation, UT Chandigarh. Vide advertisement dated 24.7.2010 issued by the Chief Engineer, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, 4 posts of Junior Engineer i.e. 2 for General, 1 for Schedule Caste, and 1 for OBC categories were advertised. The grievance of the petitioner is that he is eligible to be promoted to the post of Junior Engineer. It is also argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the UT Administration has issued CWP No.23253 of 2010 2 instructions to fill up the posts by regularization of daily wage workers and not by direct recruitment. Be that as it may. The fact remains that an advertisement has been issued. It is not disclosed whether the recruitment is being made in accordance with statutory rules or not. In any case, the petitioner made representation (Annexure P-8) followed by reminder (Annexure P-9), but no decision has been taken thereon. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if respondents are directed to decide the representation/reminder. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to decide the representation/reminder of the petitioner within a period of one month from the date a certified copy of this order is received by the competent authority. Needless to say in the event the claim of the petitioner is rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 23.12. 2010 MFK CWP No.10585 of 2010 3