IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9109 of 2010 Date of Decision : May 18, 2010. Jagjit Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Manu K.Bhandari, 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner, while serving as a Constable in the Punjab Police, was granted List C-II in view of his extra-ordinary performance of duties during the days of terrorism in Punjab. He claims that under Rule 13.19 of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934, he is entitled to be promoted as Head Constable on regular basis in recognition of that outstanding performance. The petitioner was promoted as Head Constable on completion of his 16 years' service without any benefit under Rule 13.19 of the Punjab Police Rules. The petitioner has thereafter been granted the ORP Rank of ASI also. He now seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant him substantive promotion in the rank of Head Constable and ORP Rank of ASI under Rule 13.19 of the Punjab Police C.W.P.No .9109 of 2010 2 Rules in recognition of the extra-ordinary performance of duties given by him during the unfortunate violent era of Punjab. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a Justice Demand Notice dated 19.2.2010 (Annexure P-7) but without any response. Having heard learned learned counsel for the petitioner at some length and on perusal of the material on record, I am of the considered view that the petitioner's claim can be considered by the Officer's Committee consisting (i) Shri Parag Jain, IPS, IGP/Head Quarters, Punjab Police; (ii) Smt.Gurpreet Kaur Deo, IPS, DIG, Administration, Punjab Police Headquarters; and (iii) Shri M.S.Gill, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, constituted by this Court vide an order dated 4.3.2010 passed in C.W.P.No.566 of 2010 (Ranjit Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others), for the redressal of the grievances of the police personnel like the petitioner in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the aforesaid Officers' Committee to consider the claim of the petitioner for substantive promotion to the post of Head Constable and ORP rank of ASI under Rule 13.19 of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934 and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. May 18, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE