IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.4445 of 2011 Date of decision : 11.03.2011 Sarabjit Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.S.K.Bawa, Advocate for the petitioner. Permod Kohli, J. Notice of motion. Ms.Charu Tuli, Sr.DAG, Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Copy of writ petition has been supplied to the State counsel. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself without insisting for the reply. Petitioner was initially appointed as Special Police Officer (SPO) in Punjab Armed Police on 1.6.1993. Thereafter, he was selected to the post of Constable by Central Recruitment Board on 10.2.2008 and was allotted constabulary No.9/363 of the Punjab Armed Police, Jalandhar Cantt. The grievance of the petitioner is that his junior had been given the benefit of deemed date whereas he was denied to the same benefit. He has made a representation dated 12.6.2010 (Annexure P-3) and also served a legal notice dated 30.11.2010 (Annexure P-4). CWP No.4445 of 2011 [2] Prayer made in this petition is for a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 30.11.2010 (Annexure P-4) furnished by the petitioner. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 to take decision on the legal notice dated 30.11.2010 (Annexure P-4) of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order. In the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order ( Permod Kohli ) Judge 11.03.2011 sd