CWP No.9265 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.9265 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 19.05.2010 **** Sham Lal . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and others . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. S.K. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner retired as an Assistant Engineer from the Department of Water Supply and Sanitation, Government of Punjab. His grievance is that the respondents have illegally withheld crossing of his efficiency bar w.e.f. 01.01.1984 by keeping pending his representation made against the adverse remarks in the ACRs and as a result thereto, a huge financial loss has been caused to him, besides other consequential service benefits. (2). It appears that the petitioner was not allowed to cross the efficiency bar on account of certain adverse remarks against which he is said to have made several representations and which are alleged to have not been decided by the respondents so far. Suffice it to observe CWP No.9265 of 2010.doc - 2 – that much would depend upon the outcome of the said representations as in the event of expunction of the adverse remarks, the respondents would be obligated to re-consider the petitioner’s claim of crossing the efficiency bar. (3). The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of at this stage and without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner’s claim, with a direction to respondent No.1 to take cognizance of the representations said to have been made by the petitioner dated 18.11.2002, 19.05.2004, 08.08.2009, 25.09.2009 (Annexure P10 to 13) and the legal notice dated 23.11.2009 (Annexure P14) and dispose of his pending claim by passing a composite speaking order within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 19.05.2010 vishal shonkar