IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.12970 of 2011 Date of Decision : July 25, 2011. Buta Ram .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.G.S.Bal, 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 seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant him the Nine Years ACP increments alongwith consequential pensionary benefits as well as the interest. The petitioner has retired from the post of Laboratory Attendant from the Government College, Gurdaspur w.e.f. 28.2.2011 on attaining the age of superannuation. His grievance is that though the Principal of the College recommended for the grant of Nine Years ACP scale to him, however, the Directorate has failed to act upon those recommendations and meanwhile, the petitioner has retired from service. The petitioner accordingly seeks a direction for the grant of Nine Years CWP No.12970 of 2011 [2] ACP scale and consequential pensionary benefits. Having regard to the nature of the relief sought by the petitioner and the fact that the recommendations are said to have already been made in his favour by the Head of the Institution, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the above-mentioned claim of the petitioner and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Needless to say that if the petitioner is found entitled to the aforementioned ACP increments, grant him the same within the stipulated period, failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to the interest @ 7% per annum. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 25, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE