IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.10382 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: JULY 16, 2009 Som Nath .....PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.Virender Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner, who was working as Gram Sachiv in the office of Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Bahadurgarh and retired from service on 31.3.2009 on attaining the age of superannuation, has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the respondents to grant 2nd ACP Scale to the petitioner w.e.f. 1.9.1999 of Rs.5000-7850 and further to re-fix his pay in accordance with law. It is the case of the petitioner that on completion of twenty years of regular service on 1.9.1999, he became entitled to 2nd ACP in the aforesaid scale, but the same was illegally not granted to him. In this regard, the petitioner has served a legal notice dated 23.4.2009 (Annexure P5) and the same is pending and till date no decision has been taken by respondent No.5, who is to take a decision with regard to 2nd ACP Scale. Counsel for the petitioner states that at this stage a direction may be issued to respondent No.5 to consider and decide the said legal notice. In view of these facts, without issuing notice to the other side as it will unnecessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.5 to consider and decide the said legal notice expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months, in accordance with law. July 16, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE