IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 7848 of 2010 Date of Decision: 3.5.2010 Umrao Singh ....Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. Dharam Pal, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant him 24 years' proficiency step up increment and all consequential benefits including revised pensionary benefits and arrears with interest. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has sent a legal notice dated 4.3.2010 (Annexure P-15) to the respondents for the same relief as claimed in this writ petition but no action has been taken thereon so far and he shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to them to decide the same in a given time frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned respondent to take a decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-15) sent by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order by passing a speaking order and after affording an opportunity of hearing to him. May 3, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE