IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.17813 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 22, 2011. Isher Singh .....Petitioner versus The State of punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner who retired as a Junior Engineer from the respondent-department on attaining the age of superannuation, seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to count 62 half years instead of 56 half years service for the purpose of grant of pension and other retiral benefits on his retirement. The above stated relief has been sought by the petitioner vide legal notice dated 29.6.2011 followed by a reminder dated 12.8.2011 (Annexure P-1 & P-3, respectively) also but without any response thereto so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it CWP No.17813 of 2011 [2] appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.2 to 5 to consider the aforementioned claim of the petitioner as contained in the legal notices dated 29.6.2011/12.8.2011 and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 22, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE