IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9369 of 2010 Date of Decision : May 20, 2010. Jaspal Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.N.P.Mittal, 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) Notice of motion to respondents Nos.1 to 3 only at this stage. Mr.K.S.Sidhu, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on their behalf. In view of the nature of the order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 10.8.2009 (Annexure P-6) whereby his alleged junior, namely, respondent No.4 has been promoted to Class-III post of Horticulture Sub-Inspector. The petitioner asserts that his is senior to respondent No.4 and accordingly seeks a direction for his promotion. C.W.P.No .9369 of 2010 2 The petitioner made representations for the grant of the aforesaid relief but the same have been turned down by the Director, Horticulture vide a cryptic and non-speaking order issued on 4.5.2010 (Annexure P-10). Suffice it to observe that the aforesaid order does not meet the requirement of principles of natural justice, fair and just play. The writ petition is accordingly allowed in part; the impugned order dated 4.5.2010 (Annexure P-10) is hereby quashed and the Director, Horticulture, Punjab, is directed to re-consider the claim of the petitioner and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order and if so required after hearing the parties concerned, within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. May 20, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE