CWP No.8399 of 2009 : 1 : In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. Date of decision: 28.05.2009 Ashok Kumar Vs. The State of Punjab and others CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.Ravi Sharma, Advocate,for the petitioner. Mr.BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab,for the respondents. -- PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. At this stage, Mr. BS Chahal, D.A.G.,Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. The petitioner is Ex-serviceman from the Indian Air Force. He was appointed as Diesel Pump Operator and joined his duties as such in the Punjab Roadways Depot on 01.02.1982. The petitioner claimed benefit of Military Service which was declined to him whereupon he filed CWP No.16035 of 1993 which was disposed of with a direction to the respondents to grant benefit of seniority to the petitioner by counting the period of Military Service rendered by him. Now the petitioner is claiming ACP benefit on account of the entire service rendered by him including the Military Service. The grievance of the petitioner is that he is not being granted such benefit even though permissible under the rules. The petitioner has made representation dated 14.10.2008, Annexure P-5, but no decision has been taken thereon. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will be satisfied if the respondents are directed to take a final decision on CWP No.8399 of 2009 : 2 : the representation Annexure P-5. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take a final decision on the representation dated 14.10.2005, Annexure P-5 submitted by the petitioner within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is made available to the competent authority. In the event, the claim of the petitioner is found genuine and valid, appropriate relief may be granted. However, if the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by passing a reasoned and speaking order. 28.05.2009. (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUEGE