High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/19173/2019disposed of

Mohan Lal v. The State Of Punjab And ANR

2019-07-17Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi2 pages

CWP-19173-2019 -1-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-19173-2019 Date of decision: - 17.07.2019 Mohan Lal ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present:- Mr. Shashi Bhushan Nagpal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

**** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner was senior from one Mangal Dass, who was granted promotion along with the petitioner as Senior Lab Attendant and Restorer vide order dated 08.10.2012 (Annexure P/14). The seniority position of the petitioner was 528, whereas, the seniority position of Mangal Dass was 546A. Counsel for the petitioner argues that keeping in view the order passed by this Court in CWP-8780 of 2015, Mangal Dass has been given promotion with retrospective effect i.e. from the year 1985. Counsel for the petitioner argues that once the persons, who were junior to the petitioners have been granted promotion retrospectively from the year 1985, the petitioner is also entitled for promotion from the said date.

NARESH KUMAR 2019.07.22 13:31 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CWP-19173-2019 -2Counsel for the petitioner states that for the relief which has been sought in the present writ petition, the petitioner has served the respondents with a legal notice dated 27.04.2019 (Annexure P-16), which is still pending consideration with the respondents and the petitioner will be satisfied, at this stage, in case a time bound direction is issued to the respondents to decide the said legal notice.

In view of the request made, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case or the claim being made by the petitioner, the respondents are directed to decide the legal notice dated 27.04.2019 (Annexure P-16), by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Present writ petition stands disposed of.

( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) July 17, 2019 JUDGE naresh.k Whether reasoned/speaking?

Yes Whether reportable?

No NARESH KUMAR 2019.07.22 13:31 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh