IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 5925 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 21.04.2009 Saroj Dahiya .... PETITIONER Versus Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Jagbir Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner has filed this petition for issuing direction to the respondents to fix her pay with effect from 8.11.2006 as per Rule 4.4 (c) (i) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules Volume I Part-I after protecting the pay of the petitioner, which she was getting on the post of Assistant Registrar before 8.11.2006 with all consequential benefits. It is the case of the petitioner that on 8.11.2006, she was promoted to the post of Deputy Registrar on temporary basis against the leave vacancy. Thereafter, she was regularly promoted to the said post on 9.2.2007 and her said promotion was confirmed on 7.10.2008. It is further case of the petitioner that while fixing her pay on the promotional post, her previous pay on the post of Assistant Registrar was not protected in terms of CWP No. 5925 of 2009 -2- Rule 4.4 (c) (i) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules Volume I Part-I. In this regard, the petitioner had submitted a representation to the respondents on 12.8.2007 and when the same was not decided, a legal notice dated 10.9.2008, copy of which has been annexed with the petition as Annexure P-7, was served upon the respondents, but till date no decision has been taken on the same. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 – Registrar, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, to consider and decide the legal notice dated 10.9.2008 (Annexure P-7), preferably within a period of three months. April 21, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE