HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.385 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 09.08.2011 **** Mohan Lal . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. RR Dhawan, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner seeks quashing of the letter dated 23.08.1995 & 10.09.2009 (Annexure P1 & P5, respectively) vide which his junior i.e. respondent No.4 has been given retrospective promotion and his claim for promotion raised vide legal notice has been rejected vide the subsequent order (Annexure P5). 2. During the pendency of this writ petition, the respondents have re-considered the claim of the petitioner and in reply to a Miscellaneous Application No.7688 of 2011 vide affidavit dated 19.07.2011, they have averred as follows:- “That similarly, the Director General of Police, Punjab vide No.6472-82/E-1(2) dated 20.06.2011 had directed to issue formal orders of the officials who have been CWP No.385 of 2010.doc - 2 – assigned revised dates of confirmation, list ‘E’ and promotion as SI to avoid any litigation. Revised dates of confirmation, List ‘E’ and promotion as SI has already been granted to the petitioner which is same as of retired Inspector Gurjant Singh No.41/BTA (137/FR). However, order of his notional promotion in the rank of Inspector police (without any back wages) will be issued after completion of departmental formalities along with such other officials who have been granted notional deemed date of promotion.” 3. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to issue resultant promotion order and to grant all consequential benefits to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 4. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 09.08.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge