CWP NO.1881 OF 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 05.2.2009 Sukhwinder Singh ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.H.S.Saini, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. On the asking of this Court, Mr.B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-State. With the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioner jointed the Punjab State Tubewell Corporation Ltd., Chandigarh as Section Officer on 20.9.1978. He was working as Junior Engineer (Civil). He was deputed by the Local Government Department as Junior Engineer (Civil) from his parent department to the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar. While serving as Junior Engineer (Civil) in the said Municipal Corporation, he was promoted by his parent department where he had the lien as Extra Assistant Engineer w.e.f. 10.5.1997. Though his CWP NO.1881 OF 2009 2 designation was Extra Assistant Engineer, but he was in the pay scale of Assistant Engineer of Rs.2200-3900. The deputation of the petitioner was extended in the Municipal Corporation by one year on 15.11.1998 and thereafter, the petitioner was permanently absorbed in the Local Government Department vide order dated 25.6.1999. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has not been granted the benefit of promotion. His case was also recommended by the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar vide communication dated 19.12.2006 (Annexure P-3), but with no consequence. The petitioner served a demand notice dated 15.12.2008 (Annexure P-4), but the same has not been decided till date. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents no.1 & 2 to take a decision on the demand notice (Annexure P- 4) within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to competent authority. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 05.2.2009 MFK