IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.3408 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: 4.3.2009 Smt.Rajinder Kaur ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Rameshwar Malik, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. On the asking of this Court, Mr.B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-State. With the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The grievance of the petitioner is that she has not been granted the benefit of financial step up on completion of 8 years of service and other service benefits, including six increments earned by her w.e.f. 30.8.1985 to 22.5.1992. He has accordingly prayed for grant of step up benefit and arrears of salary etc. The petitioner has served demand notice (Annexure P- 5), but no decision has been taken thereon. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied at this stage, if the respondents are directed to consider the legal notice and take a decision thereon. CWP No.3408 of 2009 :2: In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to take a decision on the demand notice (Annexure P-5) within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to to him. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 4.3.2009 MFK