CWP No.15069 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.15069 of 2008 Date of decision: 27.8.2008 Balwinder Singh ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Raj Mohan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner has prayed that direction be issued to the respondents to grant him benefit of Assured Career Progression (A.C.P.) on completion of 14 years of regular service w.e.f. 1st January, 1996 i.e. the date of implementation of recommendation of 4th Pay Commission till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the relief has been given to the petitioner w.e.f. 1st January, 2003 and that there is no reason to deny the petitioner the ACP w.e.f. 1st January, 1996. For the aforementioned relief the petitioner has also filed representation (Annexure P-3), upon which the petitioner was asked to attend the office of competent authority on 3rd October, 2006. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner appeared on the said date and put forward his case but thereafter no decision has been taken on the same. CWP No.15069 of 2008 2 After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of the present writ petition with direction to respondents No.1 & 2 to consider and decide the representation (Annexure P-3) filed by the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within six months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE August 27, 2008 'rajpal'