IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.9645 of 2011 Date of Decision:- 27.05.2011 Michal ....Petitioner(s) vs. State of Punjab and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.V.K.Sandhir, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is a Building Inspector (Technical) but he is not being assigned the said work instead non-technical persons are being deputed for performing the duties of Building Inspector (Technical). His contention is that earlier a similar situation arose when a direction was issued by this Court on 23.4.2007 in CWP No.5845 of 2007 titled as Sharanjeet Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and others, directing the Government of Punjab, Department of Local Government, to consider the grievance of the Building Inspectors (Technical) where non-technical persons were deputed to perform their duties on technical posts. In compliance with the said order, a decision was taken on 25.5.2007, copy whereof has been appended as Annexure P-4 wherein it was decided that only technical officials should be deputed to perform the technical duties. He contends that the petitioner has served a legal notice dated 3.3.2011 (Annexure P-9) on the respondents but till date no decision thereon has been made to consider the grievances as projected C.W.P.No.9645 of 2011 -2- by the petitioner therein. He prays that a direction may be issued to respondent No.1- Secretary, Local Government, Punjab, to consider and take a decision thereon within some specified time, after taking into consideration the earlier decision dated 25.5.2007 (Annexure P-4). Without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Secretary, Local Government, Punjab-respondent No.1 to consider and take a decision on the legal notice dated 3.3.2011 (Annexure P-9), within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The earlier decision dated 25.5.2007 which was in pursuance of the order dated 23.4.2007 passed in CWP No.5845 of 2007 in Sharanjeet Singh's case (supra), be also kept in mind. Let a speaking order be passed and conveyed to the petitioner forthwith on the legal notice within the time stipulated. May 27, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE