C.W.P. No.8648 of 2007 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** C.W.P. No.8648 of 2007 Date of Decision:29.05.2007 Jai Pal Thind .....Petitioner Vs. The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. R.K.Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. **** M.M.Kumar, J. The prayer made by the petitioner in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution is for issuance of direction to Director Public Instructions (Colleges), Punjab (respondent No.2) to decide the petition filed by him in which he has claimed payment of subsistence allowance and reinstatement in service in terms of Section 2-B(2) of the Punjab Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service of Employees) Act, 1974. Notice of motion. Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Three copies of the petition have been handed over to him in the Court itself. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the matter is taken up for final disposal. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we are of the C.W.P. No.8648 of 2007 -2- considered view that it would be just and appropriate to dispose of the writ petition by issuing direction to respondent No.2 to take up the petition (Annexure P.12) filed by the petitioner with regard to subsistence allowance and reinstatement in service and pass appropriate order in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is received by him. ( M.M.KUMAR ) JUDGE May 29, 2007 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE