IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.5619 of 2010 Date of Decision : March 30, 2010. Harjit Singh Kanwal .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Harsimran Singh Sethi, 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a direction for the grant of pay scale of Rs.14300-18150 w.e.f. 1.1.1996 in terms of the orders dated 20.1.1998 (Annexure P-2) passed by this Court in CWP No.6996 of 1992 and dated 27.7.2007 (Annexure P-5) in CWP No.13493 of 2004, followed by yet another order dated 5.8.2008 (Annexure P-6) passed in CWP No.13790 of 2008. The petitioner's grievance is that the persons juniors to him have been granted the afore-stated higher pay scale but he has been deprived of only because he did not approach the Court earlier. The petitioner has further averred that he represented the C.W.P.No .5619 of 2010 2 authorities, followed by a legal notice dated 19.2.2010 (Annexure P-10), but no action has been taken by the respondents so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length, it appears that the respondents are obligated to consider the petitioner's claim, as noticed above, within a reasonable period. Consequently, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to take cognizance of the legal notice dated 19.2.2010 (Annexure P-10) served on behalf of the petitioner and dispose of the petitioner's claim contained therein by passing a speaking order. In case the juniors to the petitioner have already been granted such higher pay scale and the petitioner is also held entitled to, the same shall be granted to him with all the consequential benefits, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 30-03-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE