IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1322 CWP-20237-2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 26.05.2025 Swarn Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present : Mr. Nand Lal Sammi, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Manipal Singh Atwal, DAG Punjab ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer made in the present petition for direction to respondent No.4 to promote the petitioner on the Class-III post of Clerk. 2. Learned State counsel refers to para 3 of the reply dated 12.02.2011 filed by way of affidavit of Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Shahkot to which there was no counter filed, wherein it has been stated that for the said promotion, minimum qualification of matriculation in Punjabi were required while as per notification dated 21.07.2009, it was to be Bachelor’s Degree and 120 hours with hands on experience in the use of personal computers or information technology, which the petitioner did not possess. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner also states that despite best efforts he has not been able to establish contact with the client. 4. Disposed of, reserving the petitioner with a liberty to get it revived, by demonstrating that the lis still survives. (AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 26.05.2025 M.Kamra Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No MOHIT 2025.05.28 10:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document