C.W.P. No. 7935 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 7935 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 05, 2011 Ramesh Chander son of Sh. Lachhman Dass .... PETITIONER Vs. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Patiala and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. H.S.Sethi, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was transferred from Raikot, Ludhiana to Agar Nagar Division, Ludhiana against a vacant post vide order dated 22.03.2011. He was relieved on 24.03.2011 and on the same day, the petitioner reported for joining at Agar Nagar, Ludhiana, where he was transferred, to the Senior Executive Engineer, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Agar Nagar Division, Ludhiana- respondent No. 2 but he was not allowed to join. Despite his best efforts to join duty, till date he has not been allowed to do so and he has not been C.W.P. No. 7935 of 2011 2 paid his salary after 24.03.2011. He contends that the order needed to be complied with but the same has not been done by the respondents. The petitioner was forced to serve a legal notice dated 04.04.2011 on the Senior Executive Engineer, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Agar Nagar Division, Ludhiana-respondent No. 2 so that he may be permitted to join duty but till date, no decision thereon has been taken or conveyed to the petitioner. In the light of the legal notice served and the facts and circumstances of the case, it would be appropriate, at this stage, to direct the Senior Executive Engineer, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Agar Nagar Division, Ludhiana-respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 04.04.2011 (Annexure P-4) within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The petitioner will be permitted to join duty, if the order will still not be operative till the date of supply of the copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. Copy of the order be given dasti under the signatures of the Court Secretary of this Court. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 05, 2011 JUDGE pj