IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 2199 of 2010 Date of Decision: 8.2.2010 Surjit Singh ....Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. B.S. Walia, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.1 and 2 to grant him promotion from the due date on the post of Divisional Engineer, i.e. 8.7.1994 when his junior was promoted as Divisional Engineer by quashing the order dated 4.6.2008 (Annexure P-9) promoting him as Divisional Engineer w.e.f. 4.6.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to the respondents to consider and decide the legal notice dated 23.12.2009 (Annexure P-15) served upon them ventilating his claims as set up in this writ petition, on which no action has been taken so far. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction CWP No. 2199 of 2010 -2- to the concerned respondent to take a decision on legal notice (Annexure P-15) sent by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is further directed that before passing any order on the legal notice in question, the petitioner shall be afforded an opportunity of hearing. February 08, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE