IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 5181 of 2009 Date of Decision: 1.4.2009. SPO Roop Singh & others --Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.R. Dhawan, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, DAG, Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Two sets of complete paper book be furnished to him during the course of the day. The petitioners were engaged as SPOs in the year 1992. It is alleged that they are performing their duties regularly since then. The dates of their appointment are indicated in para 2 of the petition. The petitioners are seeking regularisation as Constables. The petitioners have also requested for relaxation in the physical standards. Further prayer of the petitioners is that if for any valid reasons the petitioners cannot be regularised as Constables, they may be regularised as Class-IV employees. The petitioners have already served legal notice dated 10.2.2009 (Annexure P-6) in this regard and the respondents are yet to take decision thereon. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners will be satisfied, if respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioners. CWP. No. 5181 of 2009 -2- In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.2 to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioners within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. However, in the event the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 1.4.2009 lucky