IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** C.W.P. No.20803 of 2011 Date of Decision:14.11.2011 Harbhajan Singh and others .....Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. R.K. Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioners. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J.(Oral) This petition has been filed for issuance of direction to the respondents to grant the benefit of proficiency step-up as well as to promote the petitioners as they have not been considered for promotion for the years together inspite of long service to their credit. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have served a legal notice upon the respondents and reply of the legal notice has been given by the respondents wherein it has clearly been mentioned that all the petitioners have been given benefit of the Assured Career Progression Scheme on completion of 4/19/14 years of service as per Rules and arrears have also been paid to them. As far as claim of promotion is concerned, it has been mentioned that the petitioners would be considered for promotion as per their right. Although, the promotion cannot be claimed as a matter of right and moreover there is nothing on the record to say that the action of the respondents is malafide in not promoting the petitioners in C.W.P. No.20803 of 2011 -2- any manner or some junior to the petitioners has been promoted. No ground is made out to interfere at this stage. Dismissed. November 14, 2011 ( DAYA CHAUDHARY ) renu JUDGE