IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No.21750 of 2010 Date of Decision: 7.12.2010. Sh. Sarup Singh --Petitioner Versus U.H.B.V.N. Ltd. & others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.S. Longia, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. Mohnish Sharma, Advocate present in the Court on behalf of Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. Petitioner was appointed as a Truck Driver on 18.6.1979 on work charge basis. His services were, however, regularized as Driver w.e.f. 21.5.1989 vide order dated 11.5.1989. It is alleged that some drivers were granted the A.C.P benefit on completion of 10/20/30 years of service under the Govt. Instructions of 1994 but the petitioner was denied the benefit. The petitioner, thereafter, claimed step up of his salary at par with his juniors in terms of Govt. Instructions issued in this regard. Receiving no response, the petitioner made representation Annexures P-4 followed by a reminder Annexure P-5 and also served a legal notice (Annexure P-6) but no decision has been taken thereon till date. CWP. No.21750 of 2010 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the representation/legal notice served by the petitioner, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take decision on the representation/legal notice served by the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 7.12..2010. lucky