IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. CWP. No. 22605 of 2010 Date of Decision: 26.5.2011. Sub Inspector Ranjit Singh No.571/Jal now 517/PR. --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents 2. CWP. No. 22634 of 2010 Sub Inspector Charanjit Singh No.1810/Jal now 534/JR. --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents 3. CWP. No. 22606 of 2010 Sub Inspector Surinder Singh No.87/Jal now 533/JR. --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Ms. Balpreet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Puneet Gupta, Addl. A.G., Punjab. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) In view of the common factual background and questions of law being involved, all these petitions are being disposed of by this common order. Through the medium of these petitions a direction is sought for consideration of the cases of the petitioners for enlistment in promotion list and promotion of the petitioners to the post of Inspector over and above their juniors, who were promoted vide order dated 8.7.2010. Though, reply has not been filed, Mr. Gupta has today placed on record copy of a letter dated 26.5.2011 from the office of D.G.P., Punjab to the office of the Advocate General, Punjab, wherein it is communicated CWP. No. 22605 of 2010 -2- that case of the petitioners in these petitions shall be considered while finalizing the seniority list of all categories of police officials including the Inspectors. In view of the above circumstances, these petitions are disposed of with a direction to the State-respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners for promotion from the date their juniors were promoted. However, in the event the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. Petitioners shall have the liberty to approach this Court, if, aggrieved. Copy of this order be placed on each connected file. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 26.5.2011. lucky