IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.20027 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : AUGUST 11, 2010 PROF. (MRS.) NEELAM BHARDWAJ ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Naresh Ghai, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) 1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed praying for issuance of a direction to the respondents to promote the petitioner from the date persons junior to the petitioner have been promoted to the posts of Principals. 2. Reply has been filed in court today, which is taken on record. 3. It has been brought out that vide order passed on 21.7.2010, the petitioner has been promoted as Principal. The petitioner has joined as Principal, Government College, Malerkotla, with effect from 28.7.2010. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has pointed out that the promotion of the petitioner would relate back to the date when persons Civil Writ Petition No.20027 of 2009 2 junior to the petitioner had been promoted. 5. In view of the statement made by the learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from Shri Sunil Garg, Superintendent office of Director, Public Instructions (Colleges), Punjab, this petition has been rendered infructuous. 6. Disposed of as infructuous. 7. It is made clear that in case some consequential benefit has not been given to the petitioner, the petitioner would be entitled to file a representation, on which a decision would be taken by the respondents by passing a speaking and reasoned order. August 11, 2010 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?