1 C.W.P. No. 5256 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH --- . 5256 2010 Civil Writ Petition No of : 23, 2010 Date of Decision March Shamsher Singh --- Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --- Respondents : CORAM . HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL *** : PRESENT . . . , Mr B N Sehgal Advocate . for the petitioner --- , . AJAY KUMAR MITTAL J 226/227 In this petition filed under Articles of the , Constitution of India the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing orders dated 31.8.2009, -13 23.12.2009, -15 Annexure P and Annexure P 2 C.W.P. No. 5256 of 2010 and also issue a direction to the respondents to review the , gratuity and pension payable to him after counting the period 30.5.1978 31.5.1991 of service rendered by him from to as qualifying period and further pay to him the balance of the retiral benefits which accrued on the basis of the new pay , 18% scales along with interest at the rate of per annum and . other consequential benefits Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that 11.1.2009, petitioner has already served a legal notice dated ( -17) , Annexure P on the respondents ventilating his grievance , and claiming the relief as set up in the present writ petition but the respondents have not taken any decision thereon so . far The counsel further submits that the petitioner shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to the Financial , Commissioner Development and Principal Secretary to , , , Government Punjab Department of Agriculture Chandigarh ( .1) respondent No to take decision on the aforesaid legal , - . notice in a given time frame 3 C.W.P. No. 5256 of 2010 After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner , and perusing the record the writ petition is disposed of with , a direction to Financial Commissioner Development and , , Principal Secretary to Government Punjab Department of , ( .1) Agriculture Chandigarh respondent No to take decision on , 11.1.2009, ( -17), the legal notice dated Annexure P by , passing a speaking order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified . copy of this order ( ) AJAY KUMAR MITTAL 23, 2010 March JUDGE * * RKMALIK