IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.17378 of 2009 Date of Decision:- 19.04.2011 Raj Paul Singla ....Petitioner(s) vs. State of Punjab and another ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.Kasturi Lal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG, Punjab. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) Prayer in the present writ petition filed by the petitioner was that he had passed AMIE degree in Civil Engineering and was appointed as a Head Draftsman. The petitioner seeks promotion from the post of Head Draftsman to the post of Assistant Corporation Engineer on the ground that his juniors have already been promoted as such without considering his claim. For making such a claim, the petitioner had submitted a representation dated 01.12.2006 (Annexure P-13) and when the same was not decided, a legal notice dated 24.8.2009 (Annexure P-14) was served. The petitioner had approached this Court with a prayer that he should be promoted from the date his juniors have been promoted. Notice of motion was issued in this case wherein reply has been filed by the respondents. In para 4 of the preliminary submissions, it has been stated that the petitioner is being considered for promotion as Assistant Corporation Engineer(C) from the date his junior was promoted C.W.P. No.17378 of 2009 -2- as Assistant Corporation Engineer(C). Counsel for the petitioner on the basis of the reply filed, prays that a time bound direction may be issued to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion and release benefits within some specified time. In the light of the prayer made by the counsel for the petitioner and the stand of the respondents, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Local Government, to decide the claim of the petitioner for promotion from the date persons junior to him stand promoted, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. It goes without saying that the consequential benefits, if any, in case the petitioner is found to be eligible for promotion from the date his juniors were promoted, be granted to him within a period of three months thereafter. April 19, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE