CWP No.15005 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 23.8.2010 Ravinder Kumar Aggarwal etc. ...Petitioner VERSUS Dakhshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. and others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.RK Malik, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Vishal Malik, Advocate for petitioners Mr.Sudhir Kumar, Advocate for Mr.Narender Hooda, Advocate Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Sudhir Kumar, Advocate appearing for Mr.Narender Hooda, Advocate who is present in Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Keeping in view the prayer made and with the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioners in this petition is claiming promotion to the next higher post on the basis of their qualifications which they have acquired through Distance Mode from deemed Universities. They were denied the consideration only on the ground that their qualifications are not CWP No.15005 of 2010 2 recognized. The issue involved in this petition is squarely covered by a judgment of this Court passed in CWP No.1405 of 2009 decided on 13.1.2010 wherein degrees granted by the Deemed Universities are said to be recognized qualifications. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is allowed. Let the claim of the petitioners for promotion be considered treating their qualifications to be recognized. The process of consideration be completed within a period of three months. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 23.8.2010 MFK