C.W.P No. 3809 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No. 3809 of 2011 Date of Decision 03 .03.2011 Manjit Singh Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Ms. Meenu Salwan, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion. Ms.Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General,Punjab, has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. While serving as Multipurpose Worker (Male), petitioner was suspended vide order dated 25.1.1995 and disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him. On completion of the Inquiry Report, recommendation was made for stoppage of three annual increments without cumulative effect. The petitioner was, however, allowed to join duty in the office of Civil Surgeon, Jalandhar vide order dated 17.12.2007. On re-instatement , the petitioner claimed the benefit/subsistence allowance and also the benefit of the revised pay scale with effect from 1.1.1996 to 31.12.2006 and from 1.1.2007 till date. The petitioner served a legal notice dated 18.11.2010. This C.W.P No. 3809 of 2011 2 petition has been filed seeking a direction for payment of the balance salary/subsistence allowance and also for the revised pay scale with effect from 1.1.1996 to 31.12.2006 and from 1.1.2006 till date. Ms. Salwan submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if the competent authority is directed to decide the legal notice dated 18.11.2010 (Annexure P-9) In view of the above, the competent authority is directed to decide the legal notice dated 18.11.2010 (Annexure P-9) of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. In the event,claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) 03.03.2011. JUDGE Anoop