IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 4038 of 2010 Date of Decision: 21.09.2011 Anil Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Balram Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondents No.1 to 3. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The controversy in this case is as to whether the private respondents No. 4 to 9 who belong to the reserved category of Scheduled castes and have been promoted as Sub Inspectors (operators) are holding the promotional posts in excess to their quota or their promotions are in accordance with the reservation policy. After admitting in preliminary submission No. 1 of the reply affidavit that 7 officials belonging to scheduled castes category were found working in the rank of Sub Inspector (operator) in excess, the respondents have in the very next breath stated that the matter was reconsidered by the Departmental Committee and on refixing the seniority it has been found that the promotion of respondents No.4 to 9 is justified. CWP No. 4038 of 2010 [2] The so called Committee which considered the objections/representations made by the petitioner or other affected employees apparently mis-directed and proceeded with the agenda to justify the excess promotions. The details with regard to the 'adjustments' of the excess promotions have not been brought on record though a final seniority list has been attached which still shows that one person belonging to a scheduled caste category was found to be in excess. In these circumstances I deem it appropriate to direct the Officers' Committee constituted by this Court in Civil Writ Petition No. 566 of 2010 (Ranjit Singh and others V. State of Punjab and others) to summon the records from the Telecommunication Wing and independently consider the above mentioned issues within the time frame already prescribed by this Court i.e. within four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The Officers Committee shall also examine as to whether or not any excess promotions in the rank of Inspectors have also been made. The consequential action(s) shall depend upon the recommendations to be made by the Officers Committee. Disposed of. Dasti. 21.09.2011 (SURYA KANT) 'ravinder' JUDGE