IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.9252 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 24, 2011. Surinder Kumar Chopra .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Parveen Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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 petitioner, who is working as a Signaller in the respondent-Irrigation Department, seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to refix his pay after adding increments for the period w.e.f. 26.10.1982 to 11.3.1988. These increments, according to the petitioner, were illegally withheld and have not been released despite the recommendations made to this effect in his favour by the Divisional Office. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 16.1.2011 (Annexure P-3) but without any response thereto so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, CWP No.9252 of 2011 [2] without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.2 to 4 to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim regarding the release of his increments for the aforesaid period and thereafter re-fix his pay, if so required, by passing a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. May 24, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE