1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 3872 of 2010. Decided on: 8.7.2010. Surender Kumar Sood Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others. …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): Writ petition has been filed with the following prayer: (i) “That the respondents may be ordered to frame Recruitment and Promotion rules qua the petitioner and other water work clerks for promotion to the next higher post from the due date with all the benefits incidental thereof”. 2. It is submitted that the recommendation Annexure P-2 has already been made by the Engineer-in-Chief to the Principal Secretary (IPH) which is still pending. We direct the first respondent to take decision in the matter in the light of Annexure P-2 and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law and justice within a period of three weeks from the date of production of the copy of the judgment alongwith copy of the writ petition. 2 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications. Copy Dasti ( Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. ( Kuldip Singh), Judge. July 8, 2010 (sks/grs)