IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14710 of 2011 Date of Decision : August 11, 2011. Virinder Kumar and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.S.K.Sharma Budhladawale, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter reply from the respondents at this state. The petitioners who are working as Superintendents in the Education Department, Government of Punjab, seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to step-up their pay and bring them at par with their juniors belonging to the Scheduled Castes Category. In this regard, the petitioners are said to have sent the representations including dated C.W.P.No .14710 of 2011 2 19.4.2011, 3.5.2011 and 9.5.2011 (Annexures P-1 to P-3, respectively) to the respondents but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and without expressing any view on the merits of their claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.2 to 4 to consider the above-mentioned representations and dispose of the petitioners' claim by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. August 11, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE