IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.756 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 18.1.2010 Dilbagh Singh .....Petitioner versus Secretary, State Transport Department, Punjab & others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sukhwinder Singh Sudan, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks mandamus directing the respondents to regularise the period from 10.1.1983 to 29.5.1989 when he remained out of service due to termination of his services. The petitioner challenged the order of termination of his services in a Civil Suit which was decreed in his favour by the 1st Appellate Court, Chandigarh vide judgment and decree dated 26.10.1988. Though the State of Punjab has preferred Regular Second Appeal before this Court which has been admitted also but without any interim order. The petitioner has, thereafter, been reinstated in service and his services are said to have been regularized w.e.f. 1.3.1982. However, the period as noticed above, during which he was out of C.W.P.No .756 of 2010 (O&M) 2 employment due to termination of service, has not been regularized by the respondents so far for the purpose of pay fixation or continuity of service and claiming sonorities etc. in future. The petitioner's grievance is that mere pendency of the Appeal before this Court is no ground to deprive him of the benefit of continuity of his service and/or correct fixation of his pay etc. In this regard, he is said to have served the respondents through a legal notice dated 7.11.2009 (Annexure P-15) but without any response. Having heard counsel for the petitioner at some length, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim at this stage, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to take cognizance of the legal notice dated 7.11.2009 (Annexure P-15) served on behalf of the petitioner and dispose of his claim for regularization of the above-mentioned period. In case the respondents regularize the afore-stated period, the consequential benefits shall also be released in favour of the petitioner. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of 6 months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 18-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE