IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2363 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : February 10, 2010. Swaran Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Harit Sharma, 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to promote him as Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies w.e.f. 4.5.2001, namely, the date when his junior was promoted. He also seeks a direction for release of the consequential benefits. The petitioner, however, did not represent for a sufficient long period till 22.6.2009 when he is said to have represented vide Annexure P4. It appears from the documents on record that in the year 2008, the case of the petitioner for promotion was recommended by the Competent Authority vide Annexure P-5. After the representation, the petitioner has also served the respondents with a legal notice dated 3.10.2009 (Annexure C.W.P.No .2363 of 2010 (O&M) 2 P-7) but that too is without any response. There can indeed be no doubt that the petitioner has approached this Court belatedly and with an unexplained delay. At the same time, it is imperative upon respondent No.1 to consider the claim of the petitioner, especially when the same has already been recommended by respondent No.2. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioner for promotion as Assistant Registrar, retrospectively within some reasonable period and if found entitled for such promotion retrospectively, let the appropriate orders be passed except that he will not be entitled to any arrears of pay till 31.5.2009 but will be given other consequential benefits like seniority and notional pay fixation etc. The appropriate decision shall be taken by the respondents within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 10-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE