IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.6666 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 09, 2010. Malkiat Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, 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 working as Head Master in the Education Department, Government of Punjab. He was earlier involved in a criminal case with the allegations that he caused public nuisance while under the influence of liquor in duty hours. The petitioner was acquitted by the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Anandpur Sahib, vide order dated 13.3.2009. Meanwhile, he was charge-sheeted on 28.4.2006 which has since been dropped. The petitioner's grievance is that during the said period when his conduct was under the clouds, his juniors have been promoted as Principals. He accordingly seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to consider his claim for grant of due ACP benefits and for promotion to the C.W.P.No .6666 of 2010 2 post of Principal in PES-2 Group-A Cadre. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have represented the authorities vide representation dated 16.3.2010 (Annexure P-13) but without any response. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim and/or his entitlement, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the above mentioned two claims of the petitioner and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 09, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE