CWP No.9036 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 9036 of 2010 Date of Decision: May 17, 2010 Karanvir Singh & ors. ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and ors. ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present: Mr. Ravi Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** PERMOD KOHLI, J.(ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. Advocate General, Haryana, who is present in the court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondent-State. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties and in view of the prayer made in the petition, this petition is disposed at the motion stage. The petitioners were initially appointed as Masters on ad hoc basis in the year 1976-77 and subsequently their services were regularized w.e.f. 01.01.1980. Later on petitioners were promoted as lecturers on the basis of their qualifications. It is alleged that persons juniors to them have been promoted to the post of Head Masters, ignoring the claim of the petitioners. Petitioners have served a legal notice (Annexure P/2) but no action has been taken CWP No.9036 of 2010 -2- thereon. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioners would be satisfied if respondent No.1 is directed to take decision on the representation/legal notice made by the petitioners. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to decide the legal notice (Annexure P/2) made by the petitioners within a period of 3 months from the date of service of certified copy of this order upon the respondent. Needless to say that in the event, the claim of petitioners is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. May 17, 2010 (PERMOD KOHLI) vcgarg JUDGE