1 C.W.P. No. 19531 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH --- Civil Writ Petition No.19531 of 2009 Date of Decision: February 23, 2010 Khayal Chand --- Petitioner Versus Bhakra Beas Management Board and others --- Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL *** PRESENT: Mr. Nishant Raj, Advocate for the petitioner. --- AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. The petitioners have prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing the selection and appointment of respondent Nos. 2 to 17 made to the post of Driver, pursuant to advertisement No.1 of 2008, Annexure P-1, on the ground that the same is illegal, arbitrary and against the settled principles of law and also prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to select and appoint them to the post of the Driver. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners have already served a legal notice dated 14.9.2009, Annexure P-4 on the respondents ventilating the relief as claimed in the present writ petition but no decision has so far been taken by the 2 C.W.P. No. 19531 of 2009 respondents on the same. The counsel further submits that the petitioners shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to Chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board, Chandigarh, (in short “the Board”) to consider and decide the grievance made by them in the legal notice, Annexure P-4. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and perusing the record, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Chairman of the aforesaid Board to consider and dispose of the prayer made by the petitioners contained in the legal notice, Annexure P-4, by passing a speaking order in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) February 23, 2010 JUDGE *RKMALIK*