IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 5580 of 2010 Date of Decision: 29.3.2010. Jage Ram --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Aman Pal, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.S. Kundu, 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 Lecturer in Physical Education in the Indira Gandhi College, Tohana w.e.f. 18.7.1972. He was confirmed on the said post w.e.f. 1.9.1974. The aforesaid college was a private college, however, later on taken over by the Govt. on 14.1.1980. The services of the staff including the petitioner were continued. The petitioner retired on 31.8.2006. The grievance of the petitioner is that the period of service rendered in the private college has not been appropriately taken into consideration for purpose of deciding the retiral benefits. The petitioner has placed on record copy of a communication dated 29.8.2007 from the Commissioner & Secretary to Govt. Haryana sanctioning the counting of service rendered in private colleges prior to the taking over by the State CWP. No. 5580 of 2010 -2- Govt. Petitioner has made a representation (Annexure P-2) and also served a legal notice (Annexure P-3) claiming the benefit of the service rendered in the private college. However, the respondents have not taken any decision despite the instructions (Annexure P-1). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the representation/legal notice served by the petitioner in the light of Annexure P-1. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take decision on the representation/legal notice served by the petitioner in the light of Annexure P-1, within a period of two 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 29.3.2010. lucky