IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.17812 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 22, 2011. Dr.Sunita Devi and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Gagandeep Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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 petitioners are working as Medical Officers in the Health and Family Welfare Department, Punjab, who while seeking parity in the pay scales, further claim fixation of pay, grant of increments, placement in higher scales, promotions, pensionary benefits etc. retrospectively w.e.f. the year 1999. The above stated relief has been sought by the petitioners vide a legal notice dated 2.5.2011 (Annexure P-3) also but without any response thereto so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it CWP No.17812 of 2011 [2] appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to consider the aforementioned claim of the petitioners as contained in their legal notice dated 2.5.2011 and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 22, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE