IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 21259 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 29.08.2011 Jaswinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. Randhir Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. B.S.Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner seeks a direction for his promotion to the post of the Sub Divisional Engineer against 3% quota to be provided to physical handicap persons in Group-A posts in accordance with provisions of The persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. Respondents No.1 and 2 have filed their short affidavit/reply saying that there is no separate quota for promotion of Junior Engineers to the posts of the Sub Divisional Engineer in the physical handicap category. Respondent No.3 has today filed a short reply/affidavit whereby Government Notification dated 05.07.2011 has been brought on record providing 3% reservation in promotions for the physical challenged persons in terms of a Division Bench judgment of this Court. CWP No. 21259 of 2010 [2] In the light of the above stated affidavit, the writ petition is allowed with a direction to the respondents to determine the vacancies in the cadre of Sub Divisional Engineer to be filled in through promotion from amongst the physical handicap persons as per the above stated Government notification and consider the claim of the petitioner in accordance with the Rules against such quota posts. The needful shall be done within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) 29.08.2011 JUDGE 'ravinder'