CWP-26500-2025 -1- 138 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-26500-2025 Date of Decision:08.09.2025 Dharminder Singh …Petitioner vs. State of Punjab and others …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Amandeep Singh Manaise, Advocate for the petitioner. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India with a prayer to issue a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 15.07.2025 (Annexure P-5) passed by respondent No.2, whereby respondents No.4 to 14, who are juniors to the petitioner, have been promoted from the post of Master Cadre to Lecturer (Physics) under General Category. A further prayer has been made to direct respondent No.2 to consider and promote the petitioner as Lecturer (Physics) in General Category in pursuance to the Public Notice dated 13.05.2025 (Annexure P-4), issued by respondent No.2. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that while granting the benefit of promotion, it may be seen that several juniors i.e. respondents No.4 to 14 have been promoted by the official respondents by over looking the case of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 23.08.2025 (Annexure P-6) to respondent No.2 and he shall be satisfied in case, appropriate directions are issued to respondent No.2 to HEMLATA 2025.09.09 04:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-26500-2025 -2- decide the representation dated 23.08.2025 (Annexure P-6) in a time bound manner. 4. Notice of motion. 5. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Surya Kumar, AAG, Punjab, who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of the official respondents and has no serious objection to the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, at this stage. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record carefully. 7. At this stage, it would be appropriate to direct respondent No.2 to decide the representation dated 23.08.2025 (Annexure P-6) within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, by passing a well reasoned and speaking order. 8. Needless to observe that respondent No.2 shall take into consideration the relevant rules/instructions, while passing the order and in case, it is found that the petitioner is entitled to relief claimed in representation dated 23.08.2025 (Annexure P-6), all consequential benefits may also be released to the petitioner within a period of two months, thereafter, along with interest. 9. The present petition is disposed of, accordingly. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 08.09.2025 JUDGE hemlata Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HEMLATA 2025.09.09 04:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document