IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7888 of 2010 Date of Decision : May 03, 2010. Simla Devi .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, 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 petitioner retired on superannuation from the post of Director, Physical Education, Department of Education, Government of Punjab w.e.f. 30.9.2004. After six years of her retirement, she now wants to be promoted as a Lecturer retrospectively from the date when her alleged juniors were promoted. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have represented the authorities vide representation dated 12.8.2004 (Annexure P-5) followed by a legal notice dated 26.2.2010 (Annexure P-6) which are stated to be still pending consideration. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, however without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to C.W.P.No .7888 of 2010 2 respondent Nos.1 & 2 to consider the above mentioned claim of the petitioner and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order preferably within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. It is made clear that in case the petitioner is granted retrospective promotion, no arrears of the pay or revised pension shall be granted to her though the same shall be notionally fixed. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. May 03, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE