Chandigarh, May 31 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court issued a notice to the UT administration, Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) and other respondents on a petition filed by three firemen challenging the promotion of two junior colleagues as leading firemen in the Chandigarh MC fire and rescue services.

The petition was filed by firemen Naveen Kumar, Nitin Sharma and Devender Siwach. The respondents include the UT Chandigarh through its chief secretary, MC through its commissioner, the fire and rescue services through the joint commissioner, and the promoted employees, Parveen Kumar and Sukhpreet Singh.

The petitioners challenged the promotion order dated May 25 to the extent that Parveen Kumar and Sukhpreet Singh, who are allege...