IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11308 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 30.07.2009 Smt.. Sarla Rani .... PETITIONER Versus Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, Panchkula and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. G.K. Chawla, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The husband of the petitioner was serving in the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, Panchkula and unfortunately, he died on 27.11.2004 after completing more than 32 years of service. The case of the petitioner is that after the death of her husband, she has been paid less family pension and other retiral benefits, on account of non-granting of additional increment and second higher standard pay scale to her husband, for which he was entitled. It is further case of the petitioner that in this regard, she has served a legal notice dated 17.8.2008 (Annexure P-3) upon the respondents, but the same has not been considered and decided so far. Counsel for the petitioner states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.3 to consider and decide CWP No. 11308 of 2009 -2- the aforesaid legal notice within some specific period. 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.3 – Chief Engineer (Transmission System), HVPNL, Vidyut Nagar, Hisar, to consider and decide the legal notice dated 17.8.2008 (Annexure P-3) in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. July 30, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE