IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 17280 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 12.11.2009 R.S. Malik and others ... PETITIONERS Versus State of Haryana and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. S.N. Gaur, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who were working as Clerk/LDC/Meter Reader and subsequently appointed as Divisional/Revenue Account after passing the Section Officer-1 examination, have filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to grant them the benefit of first Assured career Progression scales under the Assured Career Progression Scheme of the Haryana Government, which was adopted by the Haryana State Electricity Board, vide circular dated 27.2.1998. It is the case of the petitioners that for the said benefit, they had made several representations to the respondents, but till date the respondents have not taken any final decision. It has been stated in the petition that when the respondents did not consider the representations of CWP No. 17280 of 2009 -2- the petitioners, they served a legal notice dated 9.4.2009 (Annexure P-5) upon respondent No.4, which has also not been considered so far. It is the further case of the petitioners that the respondents are not considering the claim of the petitioners on the ground that their appointment on the post of Divisional/Revenue Accountant is a promotion, whereas according to the office order No. 41/CGM/Accounts dated 9.5.2007 (Annexure P-3), promotion/posting of an employee as Divisional/Revenue Accountant after passing the Section Officer-I examination should be treated as fresh entrant. Counsel for the petitioners states that the respondents are neither passing any final order on the legal notice served by the petitioners nor granting them the benefit of Assured Career Progression Scales, therefore, at this stage, the petitioners will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.4 to consider and decide the aforesaid legal notice within a reasonable time. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 9.4.2009 (Annexure P-5) in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. November 12, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE