IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.9280 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 24, 2011. Avtar Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.G.P.Vashist, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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 petitioners are working/retired Masters/ Mistresses/Lecturers in the Education Department, Government of Punjab. They seek a direction for payment of dearness allowance to them for the period 1.1.1999 to 31.10.1999. The above stated relief has been raised by the petitioner vide a legal notice dated 24.2.2011 (Annexure P-4) also, but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of their claim, I deem it CWP No.9280 of 2011 [2] appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioners' claim as contained in their legal notice dated 24.2.2011, by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. May 24, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE