IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7645 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 29, 2010. Balbir Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is working as a JBT Teacher in the Education Department, Government of Punjab. He seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to regularize his services w.e.f. 1.10.1980 in terms of the Policy/Instructions dated 28.10.1980 or at the most from 26.10.1982 when his juniors were made regular. It may be noticed that the services of the petitioner were regularized w.e.f. 12.2.1990. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 21.11.2008 (Annexure P-5) but without any response. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & C.W.P.No .7645 of 2010 2 2 to take cognizance of the aforesaid legal notice served on behalf of the petitioner and dispose of the petitioner's pending claim as early as possible but not later than six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. April 29, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE