IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 8625 of 2010 Date of Decision: 12.5.2010 Champa Rani ....Petitioner. Versus Uttari Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. G.S. Duhan, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. By way of instant 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 the respondents to count the period of her work charge service from 1.1.1970 to 30.5.1979 followed by regular service for the purpose of grant of retiral benefits. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has sent a legal notice dated 19.3.2010 (Annexure P-6) to the respondents for the same relief as claimed in this writ petition but no action has been taken thereon so far and she shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to them to decide the same in a given time frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned respondent to take a decision on the legal notice (Annexure P-6) sent by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order by passing a speaking order and after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. May 12, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE