C.W.P. No.15646 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.15646 of 2007 Date of decision: 8.10.2007. Jaswinder Singh Ramdas V. State of Punjab CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE J.S.KHEHAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHAM SUNDER Present: Mr. Rajinder Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. J.S.Khehar, J.(Oral) The Department of Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab is stated to have issued a tentative seniority list of Block Development and Panchayat Officers on 30.12.2005. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner submitted his objections to the aforestated tentative seniority list on 18.1.2006. It is also the case of the petitioner that all other objections were decided but no decision was taken on the objections filed by the petitioner on 18.1.2006. In this behalf, it is pointed out that the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat issued a communication dated 9.11.2006, whereby the petitioner was invited for a personal hearing on the objections filed by him. In furtherance of the directions issued by the respondents, the petitioner is stated to have appeared for personal hearing on 9.11.2006. Despite the fact that the petitioner represented his claim for correction of the tentative C.W.P. No.15646 of 2007 2 seniority list, no decision has been taken thereon till date. The solitary contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the respondents be directed to take a final decision on the objections filed by the petitioner ( on 18.1.2006 ) against the tentative seniority list of Block Development and Panchayat Officers (dated 30.12.2005) for which a personal hearing was granted to the petitioner ( on 9.11.2006). In the factual background noticed herein above, we are satisfied that the instant writ petition deserves to be disposed of without issuing any notice to the respondents with a direction to the competent authority to take a final decision on the objections filed by the petitioner on 18.1.2006 to the tentative seniority list of Block Development and Panchayat Officers dated 30.12.2005 by passing a well reasoned speaking order, as expeditiously as possible, but certainly within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The respondents shall not make any further promotion till objections filed by the petitioner to the tentative seniority list dated 30.12.2005 are not finally disposed of. Order dasti on payment of usual charges. ( J.S.Khehar ) Judge October 8,2007 ( Sham Sunder ) sks Judge C.W.P. No.15646 of 2007 3