IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.18609 of 2010 Date of Decision : October 13, 2010. Rajinder Kumar .....Petitioner versus Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sharwan Sehgal, 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 joined the respondent-University as a Clerk on 4.8.1995. He, thereafter applied for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) in the respondent-University itself and was appointed as such on 22.9.1999. The petitioner now seeks a mandamus to direct the respondent-University to promote him to the post of Sub Divisional Engineer (Civil) against the post reserved for Scheduled Caste category to which he belongs. It is averred that the next roster point falling in the cadre of Sub Division Engineer (Civil) is reserved for Scheduled Caste category and the petitioner being the senior most eligible candidate in that reserved category, is entitled to be promoted against the same. C.W.P.No .18609 of 2010 2 The above stated claim has been raised by the petitioner by way of a legal notice dated 2.9.2010 (Annexure P-4) also. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the respondent-University to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim as contained in his legal notice dated 2.9.2010 (Annexure P-4) 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. October 13, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE