IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16170 of 2010 Date of Decision : September 09, 2010. Rakesh Kumar Kapoor and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Jatin Salwan, 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 seek implementation of the Notification dated 2.9.2009 (Annexure P-2) and Circular dated 17.8.2009 (Annexure P-3) and to grant them the consequential revised pay scales at par with the other Lecturers working on the Government aided posts under respondent Nos.3 & 4. The petitioners served the respondent No.3-College as Lecturers for more than 30 years and have since retired. It is averred that respondent No.3 is a privately managed but Government-aided College and receives 95% grant in-aid from the State. It is further averred that vide notification dated 2.9.2009, the pay scales of Lecturers/equivalent cadres serving in the University/Colleges in the State of Punjab have been revised retrospectively w.e.f. 1.1.2006. Since the petitioners have retired after C.W.P.No .16170 of 2010 2 1.1.2006, they assert their entitlement to these revised pay scales as also the consequential revised retiral dues. The petitioners having been denied the subject benefits, made representation to the authorities, followed by a legal notice dated 28.6.2010 (Annexure P-6) but there is no 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 appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioners' claim contained in the afore-stated legal notice dated 28.6.2010 (Annexure P-6) and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Suffice it to say that if the petitioners are found entitled to any monetary benefit, the same shall also be released to them within the stipulated period. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 09, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE