IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 6816 of 2010 Date of Decision: 19.4.2010. Bijender Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. B.S. Rathee, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.K.S. Brar, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner was appointed as a Drawing Teacher on 12.5.1998 in the Haryana Education Department. He was posted at Govt. High School, Dhurana, District Sonepat. Thereafter, he was transferred to Govt. Senior Secondary School, Kharkhoda, Distt. Sonepat. Petitioner was again transferred to Govt. High School, Binjhol, Distt. Panipat on 1.4.2008. The petitioner claims A.C.P benefit for rendering the requisite years of service. He claimed the A.C.P benefit vide Annexure P-2. On the request of the petitioner, respondent no.2 called for the service record of the petitioner from respondent no.3. It is alleged that respondent no.3 did not take any action despite various communications in this regard. The details of such communications are mentioned in para 6 of the petition. The CWP. No. 6816 of 2010 -2- petitioner even served a legal notice dated 11.11.2009 (Annexure P-6). This legal notice was responded to by respondent no.3 vide letter dated 4.12.2009, whereby some more information was sought from the Head Master of the school. The requisite information was supplied by the Head Master vide communication dated 9.12.2009 (Annexure P-8). The grievance of the petitioner is that till date the legal notice (Annexure P-6) served by the petitioner has not been decided. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner 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 petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 19.4.2010. lucky