IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3595 of 2011 Date of Decision : February 28, 2011. Kirpal Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Ranjan Lakhanpal, 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner who belongs to the reserved category of Scheduled Caste, was denied promotion to the post of Assistant Secretary despite being the senior most Superintendent in the Punjab School Education Board (for short `the Board'). The petitioner's promotion was withheld allegedly due to the handy work of the some officials of the Board as has been proved vide the enquiry report dated 2.9.2009 (Annexure P-4) submitted by Sh.O.P.Garg, Inquiry Officer. The petitioner has since been promoted as Assistant Secretary, though after his retirement, but from due date and with all the consequential benefits on acceptance of the said enquiry report. The petitioner now seeks compensation from the Board and the officials who were responsible for C.W.P.No .3595 of 2011 2 delaying his promotion. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 16.10.2010 (Annexure P-5) also. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to take cognizance of the aforesaid legal notice and decide the petitioner's claim for the grant of compensation, by passing a speaking order in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. The petitioner, if still aggrieved, would be at liberty to approach the appropriate forum. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. February 28, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE