IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 245 CWP-19870-2023 (O&M) Date of decision: 09.04.2025 Harbhajan Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present : None for the petitioner Mr. Satnam Preet Singh, DAG Punjab ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer made in the present petition is for directing the respondents to give the benefit of promotion and pay fixation from the date, his junior was promoted. 2. Learned State counsel refers to paras 5 to 7 of the short reply dated 05.12.2024 filed by way of Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Mamdot, District Ferozepur that due to adverse remarks in the service book of the petitioner, he was not promoted in the year, 2016, however, during pendency of the present petition, he stands promoted vide order dated 31.01.2024 and has been released the benefit of CPF on 25.04.2024 & 05.09.2024 and leave encashment on 25.10.2024. 3. Learned State counsel on instructions from Subhash Chander, Superintendent, Rural Development states that only the amount of Gratuity is MOHIT 2025.04.09 17:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-19870-2023 (O&M) -2- pending for sanction and the needful shall be done within a period of 8 weeks. 4. Disposed of, reserving the petitioner with a liberty to submit a representation, in case grievance, if any, still survives. (AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 09.04.2025 M.Kamra Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No MOHIT 2025.04.09 17:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document