IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- Civil Writ Petition No. 12119 of 2008 Date of decision: 16.07.2008 Nirmal Singh ........Petitioner Versus The Chairman, Punjab State Electricity Board, Patiala. .......Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIRMALJIT KAUR -.- Present: Mr. K S Cheema, Advocate for the petitioner -.- ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA , J. (Oral) The petitioner, who was serving in the Punjab State Electricity Department, has retired from service on 30.04.2007. He prays that direction be issued to the respondents to count his ad hoc service for the purpose of computing pension, gratuity and other retiral benefits. For his grievance, the petitioner has also served a demand notice (Annexure P6) upon the respondent, but the same has not been decided so far. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent, to decide the aforesaid demand notice of the petitioner in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. [ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA] JUDGE [NIRMALJIT KAUR] JUDGE July 16, 2008 mohan