CWP No. 18120 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 6.10.2010 Ramesh Kumar Jha ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Anurag Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 5 only. Mr.RD Sharma, DAG, Haryana who is present in Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents . Keeping in view the prayer made and with the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioner has challenged the promotion of respondent no.6 to the post of Project Officer. The petitioner claims to be promoted on the basis of seniority-cum-merit. The petitioner has made representation dated 29.6.2010 (Annexure P-17) claiming the appropriate relief, but no decision has been taken thereon. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he CWP No. 18120 of 2010 2 would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the representation and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.4 to take a decision on the representation (Annexures P-17) within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to the competent authority. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 6.10. 2010 MFK