Neeraj Kumar v. Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited And Another

CWP No.9886 of 2024 (O&M) 2024:PHHC:059578

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.9886 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 01.05.2024 Neeraj Kumar ....Petitioner

Versus

Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP) and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Padamkant Dwivedi, Advocate for the petitioner.

NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Inspector Grade-I w.e.f. 17.03.2017 and to release all the consequential benefits upon his promotion w.e.f. 17.03.2017 including arrears of revised salary along with interest @ 9% per annum and further consider him for promotion on the post of Field Officer w.e.f. 05.10.2023, when persons junior to him are promoted.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, confines his prayer for deciding legal notice dated 30.01.2024 (Annexure P-8). He submits that at this stage, petitioner would be satisfied, if the said legal notice is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

MOHD YAKUB 2024.05.01 18:20 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.9886 of 2024 (O&M) 2024:PHHC:059578 3.

Notice of motion.

4.

Mr. Navdeep Chhabra, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.

5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record of the case.

6.

Keeping in view the limited prayer addressed at the time of arguments, facts and circumstances of the case but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1, to expeditiously decide legal notice dated 30.01.2024 (Annexure P-8), submitted by the petitioner by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of 03 months from receipt of certified copy of this order. (NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 01.05.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.05.01 18:20 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh