HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.18149 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.09.2011 **** HC Daljit Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. APS Shergill, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). Notice of motion. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, learned DAG Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Having regard to the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity to call upon the respondents to file their counter-reply(ies)/affidavit(s), at this stage. (2). The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 16.03.1994 (Annexure P4) whereby he has been reverted to the substantive rank. The petitioner seeks a direction for grant of substantive rank in terms of the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court rendered in ASI Gurjit Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors. decided on 27.09.2004 as well as on the basis of the order dated 16.06.2011 CWP No.18149 of 2011.doc - 2 - (Annexure P7) passed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Border Range, Amritsar giving the benefit of substantive rank to the similarly-situated persons who approached this Court in CWP No.8025 of 2009. (3). Learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the Officers’ Committee constituted by this Court vide order dated 04.03.2010 passed in CWP No.566 of 2010 titled as Ranjit Singh and Others vs. State of Punjab and others to look into the grievances of the Police personnel (s), with compassion and sympathy, especially in the light of the contentions noticed above. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). The Officers’ Committee shall consider the petitioner’s claim within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to him. Needless to say that if the Committee makes favourable recommendations, the competent authority is directed to implement those recommendations unless it disagrees for the reasons to be assigned in writing. (6). Dasti . 26.09.2011 vishal shonkar (SURYA KANT) Judge