IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 13222 of 2011 Date of decision : 27.07.2011 ASI Tarsem Singh and others ......Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. S.S. Brar, Advocate for the petitioners **** RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) Challenge in this petition is to the order dated 30.08.2010 (Annexure P-2) and order dated 10.09.2010 (Annexure P-3) ordering the merger of Punjab Police Academy Phillaur and Police Training Centre Jahan Khelan with Punjab Armed Police Battalion and further issuance of direction to the respondents to allocate/link their services with the Intelligence Wing Punjab and ensure regular promotion avenues as are available to that Cadre/Wing of Punjab Police. The petitioners are members of Police Establishment Staff working at Punjab Police Academy Phillaur and Police Recruitment Training Centre Jahan Khelan in their capacity as Assistant Sub Inspectors, Head Constables and Constables respectively. They are regular/permanent members of the establishment and have good record of service. As per the General Rules governing the Service conditions, the transfer of an employee from one Cadre CWP No. 13222 of 2011 -2- to another cadre has to be with his consent and in case the petitioners are attached with PAP Battalion, the petitioners will be placed at the bottom of the respective cadres of the PAP, this would be mean that the petitioners would be deprived for further promotion. The petitioners aggrieved by the orders adversely effecting the carrier of the petitioners have given representation to the respondents dated 26.10.2010 (Annexure P-4) requesting for transfer/adjustment with the Intelligence Wing of the Police Department which is new Wing and have identical service conditions. He has further submitted that claim of the petitioners have not been considered nor any result conveyed so far. In view of above factual position, the writ petition is disposed of by giving a direction to respondent No. 2 to consider the representation of the petitioner and pass speaking orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. July 27, 2011 (RITU BAHRI) G.Arora JUDGE