IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7181 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 23, 2010. Balwinder Singh and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Surmukh Singh, 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners are working as Clerk and Junior Assistant, respectively in the Secondary Education Department, Government of Punjab. They seek a mandamus to direct the second respondent to consider and promote them to the posts of Master/Mistress from amongst the non-teaching employees of the Education Department, on the basis of the Government Policies dated 26.9.2001 and 9.7.2008 (Annexure P-5 and P-6 respectively). The grievance of the petitioners is that though they possess the requisite qualifications and are eligible for promotion to the Master/Mistress cadre, however, their claim has not been considered on an erroneous premise that their promotion cases were received in the C.W.P.No .7181 of 2010 2 Directorate only in the year 2009. Contrary to it, the petitioners assert that their cases were sent to the Directorate vide letter dated 9.7.2008 (Annexure P-6) and were duly received in the office of respondent No.2 in the year 2008 itself. The petitioners have further alleged that no action is being taken in the matter despite repeated representations made by them, followed by legal notices dated 2.1.2010 and 13.1.2010 (Annexures P-7 & P-8 respectively), served on their behalf. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I am of the considered view that it is imperative upon respondent No.2 to call for the records and verify the petitioners' assertions that their promotion cases were forwarded and duly received in the office of respondent No.2 in the year 2008 itself. Suffice it to observe that if the plea taken by the petitioners is found to be correct, respondent No.2 shall consider them for promotion in accordance with the Government Instructions/Policies and pass an appropriate order within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 23, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE