IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.12973 of 2011 Date of Decision : July 25, 2011. Bikramjit Singh Brar .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Ashwani Prashar, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to promote him as Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies w.e.f. 4.5.2001, namely, the date when his junior was promoted. He also seeks a direction for release of the consequential benefits. The petitioner, however, did not represent for years and it appears from the averments made in the writ petition that a legal notice was served on his behalf as late as on 17.1.2011 (Annexure P-5). Since the petitioner did not get any response to the legal notice, that he has now approached this Court. C.W.P.No .12973 of 2011 2 In these circumstances and without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion as Assistant Registrar retrospectively and in case he is found entitled, to pass the appropriate orders but without payment of any arrears of pay till 31.12.2010, though the petitioner shall be granted the consequential benefits like seniority and notional pay fixation etc. The appropriate decision shall be taken by the respondents within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 25, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE