In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh C.W.P. No. 15674 of 2006 Date of Decision: September 28, 2006 Usha Pahuja and others …Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI PRESENT: Mr. Umesh Narang, Advocate, for the petitioners. JUDGMENT M.M. KUMAR, J. (Oral) This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to promote the petitioners as Language Teacher from the date persons junior to them have been promoted, with all consequential benefits and interest, in terms of the Division Bench judgments of this Court in the cases of Smt. Indira Kumari v. State of Haryana (C.W.P. No. 2439 of 1998, decided on 19.3.1998), Annexure P-3, and Mahesh Kumar and others v. State of Haryana and others (C.W.P. 13684 of 2005, decided on 1.9.2005) (P-5), CWP No. 15674 of 2006 Annexure P-5. For the aforementioned relief, the petitioners have already sent a legal notice dated 1.8.2006 (P-6) to the respondents. In view of the above, without going into the merits of the case, we deem it just and appropriate to direct the respondents to take cognizance of the legal notice dated 1.8.2006 (P-6) and decide the same expeditiously preferably within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is presented to them. It shall be appreciated if a speaking order is passed. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (M.M.S. BEDI) September 28, 2006 JUDGE Pkapoor 2