IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.2000 of 2009(O&M) Date of decision: 10.11.2009 Jasbir Singh ......Petitioner(s) Versus Shri Karan A. Singh, IAS and others ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. Puneet Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) CM No.26348-CII of 2009 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. COCP No.2000 of 2009 The petitioner filed CWP No.1498 of 2006 in this Court praying for a direction to the respondents to pay him the same pay scale as given to the Medical Laboratory Technicians Grade-I in terms of the judgment of this Court in Ravinder Singh v. State of Punjab and others (CWP No.13425 of 1995). This Court vide judgment dated 2.9.2008 disposed of the aforesaid writ petition with a direction to Principal Secretary, Department of Research and Medical Education, Government of Punjab, to treat the aforesaid writ petition as a representation and decide the same expeditiously and preferably within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the aforesaid order. The grievance of the petitioner before this Court is that despite the fact that at the time of decision of the aforesaid CWP No.1498 of 2006, the respondent was represented and therefore, the order dated 2.9.2008 was within his knowledge. However, till date the respondent has not decided the claim of the petitioner. COCP No.2000 of 2009(O&M) -2- Without going into the merits of the averments made in this petition, at this stage, I deem it appropriate to direct respondent No.2 to decide the claim of the petitioner within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order in the instant contempt petition by passing a speaking order. The petitioner is also directed to submit a copy of the writ petition and the order passed by this Court in the aforesaid writ petition along with the certified copy of this order to the respondents. Needless to say that if the claim of the petitioner is accepted, the consequential benefits flowing from the same shall be granted to him within three months thereafter and in case the claim of the petitioner is rejected, a copy of the order shall be communicated to him. Disposed of. November 10, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE