IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 12304 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 13.08.2009 Siri Bhagwan Sharma .... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Virender Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who was working as Gram Sachiv in the office of Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Bahadurgarh and retired from service on 31.7.2008 on attaining the age of superannuation, has filed the instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the respondents to grant him 2nd ACP Scale with effect from 18.12.2001 and further to re-fix his pay in accordance with law. It is the case of the petitioner that on completion of 20 years of regular service on 18.12.2001, he became entitled to 2nd ACP, but the same was illegally not granted to him. In this regard, the petitioner has served a legal notice dated 23.4.2009, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-4, and the same is pending and till date, no decision has been taken by CWP No. 12304 of 2009 -2- respondent No.2 on the said legal notice. Counsel for the petitioner states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the said legal notice. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 23.4.2009 (Annexure P-4) expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months, in accordance with law. August 13, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE