CWP No.2305 of 2010 - 1 - In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision: 09.08.2010 Hukam Chand ... Petitioner Versus The Managing Director/Secretary, H.V.P.N Panchkula, Haryana. ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. Naveen Daryal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.RS Kundu, Addl. AG, Haryana,for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): I have heard learned counsel for the parties at length. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner joined as work charge T-Mate on 02.09.1970 in the office of the Executive Engineer, City Division, Samli, District Panipat. After the initial period of engagement, he was re-engaged for another spell of work charge. Thereafter the petitioner was offered the appointment on a work charge basis as T-Mate in the pay scale of Rs.900-1500/-. He worked as work charge T-Mate in the same division upto 14.07.1076. Thereafter the petitioner was offered the post of ALM in the regular Pay Scale vide order dated 31.12.1977/ He was promoted as L.M. with effect from 20.03.1998. The petitioner has retired from service as such on 30.11.2003. He made CWP No.2305 of 2010 - 2 - representation dated 10.09.2005 (Annexure P-2) and Legal Notice dated 08.06.2009 (Annexure P-3) seeking pensionary benefits after counting work charged service render from 02.09.1970 to 31.12.1977 along with arrears with interest at the rate of 18 per cent per annum. It is submitted that till date no decision has been taken on the representation and the Legal Notice. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if the respondents are directed to take decision on the representation/Legal Notice served by the petitioner, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to take a decision on the representation/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. While considering the claim of the petitioner, the judgment relied upon by the petitioner (Annexure P-5) shall be taken note of. The petitioner shall also furnish a copy of this judgment to respondent No.2. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. 09.08.2010 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE