CWP No.16429 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.16429 of 2008 Date of decision: 16.9.2008 Sukhwinder Singh Sidhu ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. M.L. Sachdeva, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner, who is the dependent of an Ex-serviceman, applied for the post of Lecturer in Punjabi in the category of Scheduled Caste Ex-servicemen (Dependent) in response to the advertisement dated 21st October, 2006. It is the case of the petitioner that he obtained 61.55% marks but has not been issued the appointment orders despite the fact that there are three posts lying vacant. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner was assured by the Coordinator of the Departmental Selection Committee that he would be issued appointment order, but till date no appointment order despite his selection has been issued. The petitioner has also served a legal notice (Annexure P-12) upon the respondents which has not been decided till date. CWP No.16429 of 2008 2 After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.3 to decide the legal notice (Annexure P-12) within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE September 16, 2008 'rajpal'