IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.8586 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 16, 2011. HC Devinder Babu .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Devinder Kumar Kaushal, 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 is serving as a Head Constable in the Punjab Police. He seeks a mandamus for his promotion to the post of Assistant Sub Inspector against the post reserved for Sports quota. The petitioner avers that his performance in sports is outstanding. Reliance is placed on various sports certificates to show that the petitioner has participated in National and International Events and Tournaments. It is urged that the petitioner deserves to be promoted as Assistant Sub Inspector. The above stated claim has been lodged by the petitioner vide representation dated 15.5.2010 followed by a legal notice dated 29.7.2010 (Annexures P-22 & P-23) also but without any response thereto so far. CWP No.8586 of 2011 [2] Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition and the fact that the claim put-forth by the petitioner needs to be factually verified by the competent authority, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to consider the above mentioned claim of the petitioner which is also contained in the legal notice dated 29.7.2010 (Annexure P-23) and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. May 16, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE