IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4348 of 2010 Date of Decision : March 12, 2010. Rupinder Kaur .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Gagandeep Singh Sirphikhi,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 Math Mistress in the Education Department, Government of Punjab. She seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to consider and promote her to the post of Lecturer-in-Math (School Cadre) from the date when her alleged junior, namely, respondent No.5 has been promoted. The petitioner has averred that she is fully eligible and possesses unblemished service record and as such her claim could not have been over-looked while promoting her junior(s). In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 28.12.2009 (Annexure P-7) to which the respondents has sent a reply dated C.W.P.No .4348 of 2010 2 2.2.2010 (Annexure P-8) to the effect that meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee is yet to take place. In my considered view, if junior to the petitioner has already been promoted and there is nothing which precludes the petitioner from holding the promotional post, it is imperative upon the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for her promotion to the post of Math Lecturer, on merits at the earliest. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to re-consider the claim of the petitioner on merits and if so required, to convene a meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Needless to say that if the petitioner is found entitled to, the necessary order promoting her shall be passed within the aforesaid stipulated period. Dasti. March 12, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE