IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 1777 of 2009 Date of Decision: 5.4.2010. Naseeb Singh & others --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.P. Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. R.K.S. Brar, Addl. A.G., Haryana. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Even though, reply has not been filed, however, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have already served a legal notice and they would be satisfied, if, the respondents are directed to decide the legal notice (Annexure P-4). This is also one of the prayers made in the writ petition. The petitioners were selected and appointed as S.S. Teacher, Math Teacher, Science Teacher on contract basis for a period of 89 days in the year 1997. Subsequently, the petitioner were regularized in the year 2003 pursuant to the Govt. policy dated 3.10.2003. It is stated that though the petitioners were regularized but their consequential benefits have not been granted. The petitioners are claiming parity with similarly situated Sanskrit teachers who filed CWP No. 15556 of 1999 which was allowed on 26.9.2001. The petitioners have also served a legal notice (Annexure P-4) claiming the similar benefit as granted to the petitioners in case of Boota Singh & others Vs. State of Haryana & others. CWP. No. 1777 of 2009 -2- In view of the prayer made in the petition and the submissions made at the bar by learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to decide the legal notice, referred to above, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 5.4.2010. lucky