IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15955 of 2009 Date of Decision: October 20, 2009 Barinder Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Bikram Jit Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Learned counsel contends that the petitioner was appointed as Multipurpose Health Worker (Male) in the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Punjab, on the recommendation of Departmental Selection Committee on regular basis vide Letter dated 27.1.1987. The petitioner joined on 3.2.1987. Learned counsel contends that in the seniority list of the cadre prepared in 1992 and 1997/98, the name of the petitioner finds mention, however, in the seniority list prepared in the year 2002, the name of the petitioner was omitted. The petitioner has made a number of CWP No.15955 of 2009 [2] representations through proper channel, however, grievance of the petitioner has not been addressed. Learned counsel has further pointed out that legal notice was served by the petitioner through his counsel. The legal notice has been placed on record as Annexure P-10. No response to the same has been received, although the same was served in September 2009. I find that prima facie the petitioner has the right to demand response from the respondents in relation to the grievance mentioned above. This petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to take a decision on legal notice, Annexure P-10, vide a speaking and reasoned order, and convey the same to the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (AJAI LAMBA) October 20, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?