IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 856 of 2010 Date of Decision: 20.1.2010. Om Parkash --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. A.K. Rathee, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 3 only. Mr. R.K.S. Brar, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the controversy involved in this petition, same is being disposed of at the motion stage itself with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner and respondent no.4 were appointed to the post of Junior Scientific Assistant on 13.9.1974. The petitioner was shown senior to respondent no.4 in the tentative seniority list as notified in the year 2006. The pay scale of Haryana Govt. employees were revised w.e.f. 1.1.1996, wherein a provision for Assured Career Progression (ACP) was introduced. Respondent no.4, who is junior to the petitioner was placed in higher pay scale i.e. Rs. 5600/- w.e.f. 1.1.1996, whereas the petitioner's pay has been fixed at Rs. 5450/-. The petitioner, accordingly claims upgradation of pay at par with his junior. The petitioner served a legal notice (Annexure P-7) in this regard, which has not been considered till date. CWP. No. 856 of 2010 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to decide the legal notice served by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. If, the claim of the petitioner is found to be genuine, the same may be released in his favour. 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 20.1.2010. lucky