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CWP-38692-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-38692-2025

Date of Decision: December 22, 2025

Shashi Kiran

.....Petitioner

VERSUS

State of Punjab and others

..Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR

Present : Mr. Arihant Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227

of the Constitution of India for issuance of an appropriate writ or order in

the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 04.08.2017

(Annexure P-10), order dated 02.02.2016 (Annexure P-4) and order dated

21.03.2018 (Annexure P-11) vide which the promotion of petitioner from

the post of Senior Assistant to Superintendent Grade-2 has been rejected and

also to quash the impugned order dated 03.07.2015 (Annexure P-3) vide

which the persons junior to petitioner as per seniority list up to 30.09.2011

(Annexure P-2) have been promoted. Further praying for issuance of a writ

in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to decide the case of

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petitioner on the basis of recommendations and letter (Annexure P-12 to P-

14). Further praying for directing the respondents to decide the

representations dated 17.06.2020, 17.08.2022 and 21.02.2023 (Annexure P-

15 to P-17) respectively and further directing the respondents to revise the

last pay certificate of petitioner and to revise the pensionary benefits and

also to revise the monthly pension of petitioner and to make the payment of

arrears of salary along with interest @ 12% per annum.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner at this stage submits that he

would be satisfied if the representations dated 17.06.2020, 17.08.2022 and

21.02.2023 (Annexure P-15 to P-17) respectively of the petitioner is decided

by respondents No.1 and 3/competent authority by passing a speaking order

in a time bound manner.

3. The learned State Counsel submits that he has no objection, in

case a direction is issued to respondents No.1 and 3 for time-bound

consideration and to take a decision of the representations (Annexure P-15

to P-17) filed by the petitioner by passing a speaking order.

4. Therefore, in view of the limited prayer made by learned

counsel for the petitioner, respondents No.1 and 3/competent authority is

directed to consider the representations dated 17.06.2020, 17.08.2022 and

21.02.2023 (Annexure P-15 to P-17) respectively of the petitioner and pass a

well reasoned speaking order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the

petitioner, within a period of 03 months from the date of receiving a

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certified copy of this order. Further, the decision taken thereof shall be

conveyed to the petitioner.

5. Needless to say, if the petitioner is found entitled to the relief

sought, the same shall be granted forthwith by respondents.

6. Disposed of, accordingly, so also the pending miscellaneous

application(s), if any.

(HARPREET SINGH BRAR)

JUDGE

December 22, 2025

P.C

Whether speaking/reasoned. : Yes/No

Whether Reportable. : Yes/No

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