C.W.P. No.17884 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.17884 of 2011 Date of Decision: 22.09.2011 Narinder Kumar ....Petitioner Versus The Executive Director (NZ), Food Corporation of India and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Arun Gosain, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to fix the notional pay of the petitioner under revised pay scales w.e.f. 01.01.2007 and all consequential benefits. Contends that the petitioner will be satisfied, if the respondents are directed to decide the legal notice dated 27.08.2011 (Annexure P-5). The petitioner retired from services on attaining the age of superannuation from the post of TA-1 on 31.08.2009. The notional pay of the petitioner under revised pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.2007 has not been fixed till date. The respondent No.2 replied to the application under Right to Information Act, 2005 vide Annexure P-3, stating therein, that the pay fixation case of the petitioner was forwarded to the Zonal Office (N) vide its Office letter dated C.W.P. No.17884 of 2011 2 15.06.2011. In spite of the same, the said case of the petitioner is pending and nor has the respondent No.1, who is the competent authority, decided the legal notice. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to decide the legal notice dated 27.08.2011 (Annexure P-5) as expeditiously as possible preferably within two months from the receipt of a copy of this order. However, in case, the petitioner is found entitled for the said relief, the same shall be released forthwith. In case, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by passing a speaking order. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 22.09.2011 JUDGE gurpreet