IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19105 of 2010 Date of Decision : October 26, 2010. Devinder Pal Singh .....Petitioner versus Food Corporation of India and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Virinder Kumar Shukla, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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) The petitioner who is serving as A.G.III (D) with the respondent-Corporation, seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant the benefit of Selection Grade to him on the basis of the office order dated 19/20.10.2004 (Annexure P-1) and accordingly re-fix his pay on the pattern of the Industrial Dearness Allowance. The petitioner also seeks a direction for the release of consequential arrears of pay alongwith interest @ 12% per annum. According to the petitioner, his claim is squarely fortified by the above-stated office order, yet the dues have not been released without assigning any reason whatsoever. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 26.7.2010 (Annxure P-7) also, to which the response, if any, is still C.W.P.No .19105 of 2010 2 awaited. In these circumstances and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim, as contained in the afore-mentioned legal notice, by passing a speaking order and if anything is found due, release the same within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. October 26, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE