C.W.P. No. 16404 of 2006 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 16404 of 2006 Date of Decision: October 16, 2006 Shingara …..Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana and others …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR. HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. Present:- Mr. Vinod Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. -.- M.M. KUMAR, J. (ORAL) The prayer made in the writ petition is for issuance of direction to the respondents to raise the two years of age of retirement of the petitioner being physically handicapped as per the benefits given to other physically handicapped government employees vide instructions dated 31.1.2006 (P-1). C.W.P. No. 16404 of 2006 [2] For the aforementioned relief claimed in the present writ petition, the petitioner has already got served a legal notice dated 16.6.2006 (P-3), upon the respondents. Without going into the merits of the case, we deem it just and appropriate to direct respondent No.2 to take cognizance of the legal notice sent by the petitioner and decide the same expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is presented to him. If the claim of the petitioner is found to be meritorious and decided in his favour then the benefit accruing to the petitioner shall be given within a further period of two months thereafter. It shall be appreciated if a speaking order is passed. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE October 16, 2006 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE