HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.13464 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 30.08.2011 **** HC Major Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Kamaldip Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. BS Chahal, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner seeks ante-dated promotion in the rank of Head Constable from the date when his junior was promoted. The petitioner despite being at Sr.No.1 in the Merit List amongst the candidates who passed Lower School Course (Annexure P1), a candidate lower in merit has been sent to the Lower Promotional Course on the plea that the petitioner was promoted as Head Constable later than that candidate lower in merit. (2). It appears that the petitioner is entitled to ante-dated promotion at least from the date when Gurnam Singh Unit No.49-FZR was promoted and independent thereof, the petitioner is also entitled to be considered for being sent to the next Promotional Course. CWP No.13464 of 2010.doc - 2 – (3). This Court vide order dated 20.03.2010 passed in CWP No.566 of 2010 (Ranjit Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors.), has constituted the Officers’ Committee to look into the grievance of the police personnel like the petitioner. The petitioner is accordingly relegated to the said Officers’ Committee, referred to above, who shall consider both the afore-stated claim of the petitioner and dispose of the same in accordance with law, within the time-frame stipulated in constituted in Ranjit Singh’s case (supra) and also keeping in view the guidelines issued therein. (4). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 30.08.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge