IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 12135 of 2011 Date of decision : 14.07.2011 Chander Lekha ......Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. N.K. Banka, Advocate for the petitioner. **** RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that he was appointed as SS Mistress on 29.10.1974 and her services were regularized on 1.4.1977. The petitioner passed MA in political science in the year of 2001. Thereafter her name has been recommended for promotion to the post of Lecturer since 2001 onwards. He has further argued that the juniors to the petitioner have been promoted. A representation in this regard has been made to DPI (Schools), Punjab vide Annexure P-2. He has further argued that the petitioner is on the verge of retirement and is retiring within few months. This petition is disposed of by giving a direction to respondent No. 2 to decide the representation of the petitioner by passing a speaking order within one month. July 14, 2011 (RITU BAHRI) G.Arora JUDGE