CWP No.9776 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 25.5.2010 Balwant Singh Poonia ...Petitioner VERSUS The State of Haryana & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Jagbir Malik, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.RKS Brar, Addl.A.G., Haryana Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Brar, Addl.A.G., Haryana who is present in Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Keeping in view the prayer made and with the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioner, is presently serving as Assistant Sub Divisional Engineer. While he was serving as a Junior Engineer, he acquired higher qualification i.e. B.Tech (Civil) with the permission of the Department. He was granted B.Tech degree on 27.4.2009. He made a representation to the respondents that his higher qualification may be recorded in his service CWP No.9776 of 2010 2 record. The plea of the petitioner has not been acceded to till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the representation and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent n no.3 to take a decision on the representation within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to the 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 25.5.2010 MFK