IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.18340 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 28 , 2011. Ranjit Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Nirmal Singh, 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 who is a retired Lecturer from the Education Department, Punjab, seeks a mandamus for grant the benefits of two advance increments on acquiring the higher qualification of M.A (Political Science). Reliance is placed on a judgment of this Court dated 26.4.1991 rendered in CWP No.9200 of 1988 (Baldev Raj Sharma and others versus State of Punjab and another) (Annexure P-5). The above-stated claim has been lodged by the petitioner vide a representation dated 27.7.2011 (Annexure P-6) followed by a legal notice dated 2.9.2011 (Annexure P-7) also but without any response thereto so far. CWP No.18340 of 2011 [2] In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim contained in the aforementioned representation/legal notice in the light of the decision of this Court in Baldev Raj Sharma's case (supra), by passing a speaking order, within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 28, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE