IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8788 of 1987 (O&M) Date of decision:08.12.2011 S.N. Mahant (deceased) through his LRs. ...Petitioner versus The State of Punjab, through the Secretary Local Government, Chandigarh, and others. ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. V. Ramswaroop, Advocate, for the petitioner . Mr. S.S.Sahu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. ---- 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No. 2. To be referred to the reporters or not ? No. 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest ? No. ---- K.Kannan, J. 1. This case is a sequel to yet another case filed by the very same party in CWP No.5568 of 1984. The above writ petition of the year 1987 has been filed when a still further promotion was made for the 3rd respondent. His contention all along had been that he was senior to the 3rd respondent and, therefore, he should be treated as promoted on the day when the 3rd respondent was promoted. The issue of seniority has been settled already in the case decided in CWP No.5568 of 1984 by this Court on 18.12.1996. The Court has found that he was entitled to be fixed in his seniority above the 3rd Civil Writ Petition No.8788 of 1987 (O&M) - 2 - respondent and granted promotion as Assistant Divisional Fire Officer with effect from the date when the 3rd respondent was promoted. Even at the time when the writ petition was disposed of, he had died and consequently, the legal representatives have been added. The Court had directed, therefore, that needful should be done within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of copy of the order. 2. On the time of reasoning adopted in the said judgment, the further promotion granted to the 3rd respondent to the post of Assistant Fire Officer, Class-III, shall be granted to the petitioner from the date when the 3rd respondent was given the promotion. The consequent benefits shall accrue to the petitioners being the legal representatives of the deceased employee and the same be paid with interest at 6% within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 3. The writ petition is allowed on the above terms. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE 08.12.2011 sanjeev