IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 15310 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 06.10.2009 Satinder Khanna ... PETITIONER Versus Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd. and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. J.S. Maanipur, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner has retired as Assistant from the services of the respondent Corporation on 31.3.2006, on attaining the age of superannuation. It is the case of the petitioner that after his retirement, vide order dated 5.3.2009 (Annexure P-3), one of his junior, namely Ram Kumar Sharma, has been given deemed date of promotion on the post of Deputy Superintendent with effect from 27.5.2005 and he has been granted the benefit of re-fixation of pay on the basis of the said deemed date of promotion. It is further case of the petitioner that after the passing of the said order, he made a detailed representation dated 14.7.2009 (Annexure P- 4) and served a legal notice dated 24.7.2009 (Annexure P-5), for granting him the deemed date of promotion from the date, it has been granted to his junior. Counsel submits that till date, no decision has been taken on the said CWP No. 15310 of 2009 -2- legal notice. He further states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the aforesaid legal notice, within a reasonable time. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 24.7.2009 (Annexure P-5), in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. October 06, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE