IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 3350 of 2010 Date of Decision: 24.2.2010. Rambir Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. N.K. Malhotra, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 4 only. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner was engaged as a Road Roller Driver on 5.3.1990 on daily wages basis. He was regularized vide order dated 27.1.1994 w.e.f. 16.11.1993. Subsequently, vide another order dated 10.1.1995 the petitioner was treated to have been regularized w.e.f. 31.3.1993. The petitioner has been placed in category of Group-D employees. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent no.5 Dharambir, who was junior to him has been granted the benefit of the higher scale by placing him in the pay scale of Rs. 4,000-6,000/- in Group-C grade vide order dated 16.11.2006 but the similar treatment has been denied to the petitioner. Petitioner has already made a representation (Annexure P-4) in this regard and also served a legal notice (Annexure P-5) but no decision CWP. No. 3350 of 2010 -2- has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 24.2.2010. lucky