IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8355 of 2008 Date of Decision: 19.5.2008 Mehar Chand Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.C.PURI Present: Shri Jagram Singh Cooner, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Petitioner has retired from government service in the year 1992. By filing this writ petition, he prays that amount of gratuity due to him be re-calculated by adding dearness allowance in the same. During arguments, it transpires that by stating his grievance, the petitioner has already sent a legal notice on 12.11.2007 (P/1), which is still pending undecided. In view of facts of this case, without expressing any opinion on merits, we dispose of this writ petition by issuing directions to respondent No.2 to take note and decide legal notice served by the petitioner, as per law, by passing a speaking order. While taking any decision, ratio of judgment in Hoshiar Singh and others v. State of Haryana (CWP No.7446 of 2003), decided on 23.9.2005(P/2) be kept in mind. Needful be done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (Jasbir Singh) Judge May 19, 2008 (K.C. Puri) gk Judge