IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 6563 of 2009 Date of Decision: 30.4.2009. Gurmail Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. S.K. Bawa, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG, Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is disposed of at the motion stage itself. While serving as DSP the petitioner was dismissed from service on 1.3.1993 on account of his involvement in FIR No.9 dated 2.2.1993 under Section 302/201/120B IPC. The petitioner preferred appeal against the order of dismissal, which was dismissed in view of the pendency of the criminal proceedings. The petitioner was acquitted from he charge on 25.7.1998. On his acquittal he was ordered to be reinstated on the post of DSP. Later the petitioner was promoted as Superintendent of Police and he retired from service on 30.9.2008 on attaining the age of superannuation. The grievance of the petitioner is that his pay has not been properly fixed by taking into consideration his entire period of service. The petitioner has served a legal notice dated 7.11.2008 (Annexure P-11) but no decision has CWP. No. 6563 of 2009 -2- been taken thereon till date. The petitioner has accordingly filed this petition seeking a direction in the nature of Mandamus to decide the legal notice served by the petitioner. In view of the prayer made, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of service of certified copy of this order upon the competent authority. 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 30.4.2009 lucky