IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 3091 of 2010 Date of Decision: 22.2.2010 Devinderjit ....Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. P.K. Goklaney, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release her the revised pensionary benefits, salary and other allowances etc. in view of the recommendations of the Fourth Pay Commission Punjab, w.e.f. 1.1.1996 and similarly to release the pensionary benefits in view of the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission Punjab w.e.f. 1.1.2006. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has sent a legal notice dated 26.10.2009 (Annexure P-5) to the respondents for the same relief as claimed in this writ petition but no action has been taken thereon so far and he shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to them to decide the same in a given time frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to take a decision on the legal notice (Annexure P- 5) sent by the petitioner within a period of three months from the CWP No. 3091 of 2010 -2- date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is further directed that before passing a speaking order on the said legal notice, the petitioner shall be afforded an opportunity of hearing. February 22, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE