IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.5950 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 01, 2010. Parminder Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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 petitioner is a retired Lecturer-in-Political Science (School Cadre), Education Department, Government of Punjab. He seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to count the adhoc service rendered by him from 17.1.1976 to 31.3.1977 towards pensionary benefits only. The petitioner relies upon a Division Bench decision of this Court dated 14.1.2003, rendered in CWP No.19732 of 2001 (Hazura Singh versus State of Punjab and others). The petitioner further seeks restoration and fixation of his pay from Rs.700/- to Rs.825/- w.e.f. 20.6.1978 in terms of the decision of this Court dated 28.5.2009 rendered in Civil Writ Petition No.10472 of 2008 (Jasbir Singh versus State of Punjab and others). C.W.P.No .5950 of 2010 2 In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 11.2.2010 (Annexure P-8) but without any response. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of his claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent No.2 to take cognizance of the legal notice dated 11.2.2010 (Annexure P-8) said to have been served on behalf of the petitioner and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order in accordance with law, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 01, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE