IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 2488 of 2010 Date of Decision: 11.2.2010. Saroj Bala --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Y.P. Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.K.S. Brar, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. Pursuant to the advertisement issued in the year 1997 for the engagement of the teachers/masters, the petitioner applied and after the process of selection came to be appointed as Art & Craft (Drawing) Teacher on temporary basis for 89 days vide memo dated 1.10.1997. Later services of the petitioner were dispensed with in May, 1998. It is stated that the persons, who were engaged later in time have been retained, while the petitioner's services were dispensed with. Petitioner has referred to various writ petitions filed by the similarly situated persons. She has also made representations Annexures P-11 & P-12 but no decision has been taken thereon till date. Petitioner has, accordingly, filed this petition seeking a direction for her re-engagement. CWP. No. 2488 of 2010 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the representations made by the petitioner. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take decision on the representations filed by the petitioner 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 petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 11.2.2010. lucky