CWP NO. 1299 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP NO. 1299 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: 29.1.2007 Paramjit Kaur ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE J.S. KHEHAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND PRESENT: Mr.R.S. Longia, Advocate for the petitioner. J.S. Khehar, J. (oral) The petitioner's husband allegedly entered into the employment of the respondents as a helper on daily wage basis in the year 1989. Subsequently, his status was changed to that of a work charge employee. While in the service of the respondents, the petitioner's husband is stated to have died on 13.8.2006. Consequent upon the death of her husband, the petitioner has raised a claim for appointment on compassionate grounds under the ex-gratia scheme of the State Government. Learned counsel for the petitioner very fairly states, that to succeed in her claim for appointment on compassionate grounds, the petitioner must first obtain an order of regularisation in favour of her husband. It is, therefore, that the learned counsel for the petitioner has also sought regularisation of the services of her husband while he was in CWP NO. 1299 of 2007 2 the employment of the respondents. Both the issues, noticed in the foregoing paragraphs, have been raised by the petitioner in her legal notice dated 13.11.2006 (Annexure P7). It is, however, the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the respondents have not taken any decision thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner will be satisfied if the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 i.e. the Superintending Engineer, Drainage Construction Circle, Ferozepur, requiring him to take a final decision on the legal notice dated 13.11.2006 (Annexure P7). In view of the aforestated innocuous prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, we consider it just and appropriate to dispose of the instant writ petition by directing respondent No. 3 i.e. the Superintending Engineer, Drainage Construction Circle, Ferozepur, to take a final decision on the legal notice dated 13.11.2006 (Annexure P7) by passing a well reasoned speaking order within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Disposed of accordingly. Order dasti, on payment of usual charges. ( J.S. Khehar ) Judge ( S.D. Anand ) January 29, 2007. Judge vig