IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2698 of 2010 Date of Decision : February 16, 2010. Bachhitter Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Amit Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to consider and promote him as Lecturer (School Cadre) from the date his juniors were promoted in the year 2006 and grant him all the consequential benefits. The petitioner, who is working as a Math Master, has averred that he did the Master of Commerce in June, 1995 and became fully eligible for promotion as Lecturer-in-Commerce. However, instead of considering his claim, the respondents have promoted his juniors, namely, Parmod Kumar and Parminder Singh, both Science Masters. The petitioner's case is also said to have been recommended in the year 2006 to C.W.P.No .2698 of 2010 2 respondent No.2 but no decision has been taken thereafter despite serving of legal notice dated 30.12.2009 (Annexure P-6) on behalf of the petitioner. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in the writ petition which is essentially based on factual ascertainments, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion as Lecturer (School Cadre) from the due date in accordance with law and the Government Policy, preferably within a period of 4 months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 16-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE