IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.10832 of 2011 Date of Decision : June 03, 2011. Lakhbir Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.G.S.Bal, 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to reinstate him in service as SPO and grant him all the consequential benefits. The petitioner was appointed as Special Police Officer (SPO) in the Punjab Police on 16.2.1994 and his services were terminated vide order dated 6.1.2005 w.e.f. 26.5.2004 due to his involvement in case FIR No.225 dated 26.12.2004, P.S. Hariyana, District Hoshiarpur, under Sections 379/411 IPC. However, he was acquitted by the trial Court vide order dated 6.3.2007 and on the basis of his acquittal in the criminal case, now the petitioner seeks his reinstatement in service with all the CWP No.10832 of 2011 [2] consequential benefits. The afore-mentioned relief has been sought by the petitioner vide a legal notice dated 18.2.2011 (Annexure P-9) also but without any response thereto so far. In these circumstances and without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim as also contained in the legal notice dated 18.2.2011, by passing a speaking order within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. June 03, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE