IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 2501 of 2009 Date of Decision: 17.2.2009. Baldev Singh and others ---Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others ---Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. A.K. Khurana, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. D.A.G., Punjab has been asked to accept the notice on behalf of respondents-State. Copy furnished. The petitioners are working in the Department of Education as Teachers of Secondary and Primary School and are posted at various places. The State Govt. took a decision to grant house rent allowance to the Govt. employees in lieu of Govt. accommodation in the rural/border areas. Petitioners while serving in the rural/border areas also claimed such allowance as provided under Govt. letter dated 7.11.1972. Petitioners placed reliance upon the judgement of this Court passed in CWP No. 15315 of 1995 titled as Pawan Kumar Goyal and others Vs. The Secretary, Department of Education Punjab and others decided on 25.8.1998. Petitioners have also served a legal notice (Annexure P-9), however, no decision has been taken thereon. CWP No. 2501 of 2009 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he will be satisfied if the respondents are directed to take a decision on the legal notice of the petitioners. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents no.2 and 3 to take decision on the legal notice of the petitioners in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. Disposed of as such. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 17.2.2009 lucky