CWP No.2870 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 18.2.2010 Ravinder Kumar ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.RA Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.RS Kundu, Addl.A.G., Haryana Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Kundu, Addl.A.G., Haryana who is present in Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Keeping in view the prayer made and with the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioner was working as Science Master in Government High School, Nigana Kalan, District Bhiwani. He was promoted to the post of CWP No.2870 of 2010 2 Lecturer vide order dated 13.7.2009 and was posted at Government Senior Secondary School, Manheru (Bhiwani). It is stated that when the petitioner approached the said school for joining the promotional post on 23.7.2009, he was not permitted to join by the Principal of the said school on the plea that one Shankar Lal, English Lecturer was working and no post is available. The petitioner accordingly approached the District Education Officer, Bhiwani vide his application dated 23.7.2009 asking him to allow him to join in the office of District Education Officer till he is adjusted in some other school. The District Education Officer vide his letter dated 30.7.2009 (Annexure P-5) informed respondent no.2 that the petitioner be posted and adjusted against vacant post. Respondent no.2 vide letter dated 31.8.2009 adjusted the petitioner to Mundhal Khurd (Bhiwani) against a vacant post. The petitioner accordingly approached the Government Sr.Secondary School, Mundhal Khurd on 2.9.2009. There also he was not permitted to join allegedly on account of non-availability of vacancy of lecturer. The petitioner again approached respondent no.3. The grievance of the petitioner is that till date the petitioner has neither been allowed to join any place nor he has been paid any salary. The petitioner has also served legal notice dated 9.12.2009 (Annexure P-9), but no decision has been taken thereon. The petitioner has accordingly filed this petition seeking direction for release of salary and also for joining the post of Lecturer in English against some available vacancy. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the representations and take a decision thereon. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to take a decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-9) CWP No.2870 of 2010 3 within a period of one month from the date a certified copy of this order is furnished to the competent authority. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 18.2.2010 MFK