IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.20165 of 2009(O&M) DATE OF DECISION : 23rd December, 2009 Dr.Rajesh Singhal ...Petitioners Vs. The State of Haryana and others. …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present : Mr.Ravi Verma, Advocate for the petitioners PERMOD KOHLI,J.(Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.R.K.S.Brar, Addl.Advocate General, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State. The petitioner is working as Medical Officer(HCMS-II). Earlier the petitioner had two breaks in service. The period of the said breaks has not been decided by the respondents till today and on this account, the petitioners has not been granted annual increment for that period. The petitioner has made the aforesaid representation including Annexure P-9 and legal notice (Annexure P-10). The grievance of the petitioner is that the representation and the notice of petitioner have not been decided by the respondent. The petitioner has lastly filed this petition seeking a direction for grant of annual increment. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to decide the representation of the petitioner as well as legal notice referred to above. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents to take decision on the Civil Writ Petition No.20165 of 2009(O&M) -2- representation of the petitioner and legal notice (Annexure P-9 and Annexure P-10) within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondents. Needless to say that in the event, the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. ((PERMOD KOHLI) December 23, 2009 JUDGE p.singh