Mukhtiar Singh & ORS v. State Of Punjab And ORS

YOGESH SHARMA 2018.11.16 17:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-28963-2018 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CWP-28963-2018 (O&M) Date of decision : 16.11.2018 Mukhtiar Singh and others ... Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others ... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI

Present:

Mr. P.S. Thiara, Advocate for the petitioners.

**** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking increment under Assured Career Progressive (ACP) Scheme after 18 years, 24 years and 32 years of service.

It has been contended by the counsel for the petitioners that for seeking the said relief, a legal notice has been issued on behalf of the petitioners on 28.07.2018 to the respondents. Counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners will be satisfied, if at present a direction is issued to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 28.07.2018 (Annexure P-3) by passing a speaking order within the time frame.

Without expressing any opinion about the merits of the case, keeping in view the request made by the counsel for the petitioners, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Competent

YOGESH SHARMA 2018.11.16 17:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-28963-2018 (O&M) Authority to whom, the legal notice has been issued, to decide the same by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of the receipt of the certified copy of this order. In case the Competent Authority comes to the conclusion that the petitioners are entitled for the relief as claimed by them in their legal notice, then the consequential benefits be also released to the petitioners within a period of further three months.

( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) JUDGE 16.11.2018 Yogesh Sharma Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/ No Whether Reportable Yes/ No