CWP No.15289 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 26.8.2010 Mohinder Lal and others ...Petitioners VERSUS UHBVNL & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Naveen Daryal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Mohnish Sharma, Advocate for Mr.Narender Hooda, Advocate Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Mohnish Sharma, Advocate appearing for Mr.Narender Hooda, Advocate has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Keeping in view the prayer made and with the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. Petitioner no.1 was appointed as Shift Attendant (SA) on 4.3.1976. He was promoted as ASSA and thereafter as Sub Station Attendant (SSA) on 3.12.1981. Similarly, petitioners no.2 to 3 are also working as Sub Station Attendants. Respondent no.5 who is junior to the petitioners got CWP No.15289 of 2010 2 accelerated promotion to the post of JE under SC Category on 1/1987 and has again been promoted as JE-I on 1.9.2009. Petitioners were also promoted as J.E's and JE-I though later in time. The petitioners are seeking fixation of their pay at part with respondent no.5 belonging to reserve category who is junior to them. The respondents have granted the similar benefits to other similarly situated persons vide Annexures P-7 and P-8. The petitioners also served legal notice (Annexure P-6), but no decision has been taken till date. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider their legal notice and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents to take a decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-6), in the light of Annexures P-7 and P-8 within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to the competent authority. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 26.8.2010 MFK