IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.15822 of 2011 Date of Decision : August 26, 2011. Piara Singh and others .....Petitioners versus The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Ms.Alka Chatrath, 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 seek a mandamus for the grant of benefits of the Assured Career Progression Scheme dated 25.9.1998 (Annexure P-2) on completion of 8, 16, 24 and 32 years of service as well as 4, 9 and 14 years of service in terms of the Government Instructions dated 3.11.20068 (Annexure P-3), from the due dates. The above stated claim has been sought by the petitioners on the basis of two decisions of this Court dated 5.7.2005 passed in CWP No.6135 of 2003 (Varinder Pal versus The State of Punjab and others) (Annexure P-6) and 20.1.2011 passed in CWP No.21287 of 2010 (Ram Kumar Kapoor versus The State of Punjab and others) (Annexure P-11). CWP No.15822 of 2011 [2] The petitioners in this regard have already served the respondents with a legal notice dated 5.4.2011 (Annexure P-14) but without any response thereto so far. Having regard to the nature of the relief sought in this writ petition and the fact that the petitioners have already lodged their claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition however without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioners' claim, with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to consider the petitioners' claim as contained in the aforesaid legal notice and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. August 26, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE