IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 1689 of 2010 Date of Decision: 2.2.2010. Shakuntala Rani and another --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Rajesh Hooda, Advocate for the petitioners. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner no.1 is the widow and petitioner no.2 is the son of late Sh. Tarsem Lal, who was a Govt. employee working as Mali-cum- Chowkidar in the Forest Department. He filed various writ petitions seeking regularization. A number of directions were issued. Sh. Tarsem Lal died on 23.5.2004 during the pendency of one of the writ petitions. Thereafter, a contempt petition was filed by the petitioner no.1. In that contempt petition, respondents produced copy of the letter dated 28.7.2009 regarding payment of the salary and the contempt petition came to be disposed of accordingly. The petitioners have applied for compassionate appointment for petitioner no.2, however, no decision has been taken thereon till date. The petitioners even served a legal notice (Annexure P-6) but without any response. CWP. No. 1689 of 2010 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioners. In view of the above, this petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take decision on the legal notice, served by the petitioners within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. Needless to say that in the event, the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 2.2.2010. lucky